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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Kitfox · Rogersville, MO · May 24, 2008

Date
May 24, 2008 · 12:20 local
Place
Rogersville, MO
Airport
Flying Bar H Ranch
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N108KX
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN08CA093
Reported as
Amtr Kitfox
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total22 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot attempted a downwind takeoff in gusty conditions near gross weight and contacted the trees at the departure end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CONDITIONS NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND CONTACTED THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.