# Accident 19890408007479A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Loretto, PA, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Loretto, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4994° N, 78.6295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4994&lon=-78.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8387S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8387S-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sharp J/Sharp W KITFOX (registry code 05612YA, https://openairdocs.org/model/sharp-j-sharp-w-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408007479A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAW PROP STOP WHEN AIRCRAFT ON FINAL THEN DESCENDED INTO TREES. ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. MAY HAVE OVERBOOSTED

## 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 NYC89DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DGM01), Apr 8, 1989: Sharp FOX Model 1 (N8387S), Loretto, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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