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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrdf KITFOX · Purvis, MS · March 25, 1989

Date
March 25, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Purvis, MS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70396
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA114
Reported as
Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total6 in this make and model

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.

Engine quit after a low pass near a friends home. Struck a tree trying to land. Rear cylinder had failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER A LOW PASS NEAR A FRIENDS HOME. STRUCK A TREE TRYING TO LAND. REAR CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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