Bins KITFOX IV N211KF

Summary

On 28 September 1996 at about 13:05 local time, a Bins KITFOX IV registered N211KF was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 September 1996 at 13:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Pittsfield Municipal (PSF)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bins KITFOX IV

Registration

N211KF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sussex → Laconia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA190

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control, the airplane veering off the runway, and a subsequent nose over. The adverse wind condition and uneven terrain were related factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/co-owner of the homebuilt amphibian airplane was flying a VFR flight from New Jersey to New Hampshire. While en route, the weather began to deteriorate, and the pilot elected to land at an uncontrolled airport in Massachusetts. After a radio call on the airport frequency, the pilot elected to land on runway 26. He estimated the winds were from 180 to 220 degrees at 10 gusting 12 knots. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and nosed over in a 'ravine.' The surface winds at the airport were reported to be from 140 to 360 degrees at 7 to 10 knots with gusts to 20 knots. The pilot received his en route and forecasted weather from a television station.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.