# Incident 20110420008509I: Fly By Night Aviation Inc FLY BY NT KITFOX 5, White City, OR, April 20, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: White City, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4317° N, 122.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4317&lon=-122.8322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fly BY Night FLY BY NT KITFOX 5 (registry code 05610LF, https://openairdocs.org/model/fly-by-night-fly-by-nt-kitfox-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLY BY NIGHT AVIATION INC FLY BY NT KITFOX 5
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110420008509I

## Narrative

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

IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER WAS NOT SET IN THE TAKE OFF SETTING.  IT WAS REPORTED THE ENGINE NEVER ATTAINED TAKE OFF RPM.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PRIVATE STRIP AND DID NOT MAIN ALTITUED.  THE AIRCRAFT SET DOWN IN A FIELD DOWN RANGE OF THE STRIP AND DAMAGED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT WING TIP.AS OF 5/5/2011 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS NOT RESPONDED TO FAA INQUIRIES FOR THE ABOVE MISSING ITEMS.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN THE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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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