# Accident 20080524838219A: Amtr KITFOX, Rogersville, MO, May 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2008, 12:20 local time
- Place: Rogersville, MO
- Airport: Flying Bar H Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1750° N, 93.1289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1750&lon=-93.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108KX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108KX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cox John KITFOX IV 1200 (registry code 05615JU, https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-john-kitfox-iv-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 22 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524838219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA093), May 24, 2008: Kitfox IV 1200 (N108KX), FlyingBar Ranch, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff with a quartering tailwind and failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were the gusting tailwind and operating the airplane near…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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