# Accident 19910728030489A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Killen, AL, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Killen, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8594° N, 87.5202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8594&lon=-87.5202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174PH-1991-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hinton Paul Michael KITFOX (registry code 0561603, https://openairdocs.org/model/hinton-paul-michael-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 189 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030489A

## Narrative

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

DOGS ON RUNWAY. ENGINE FAILED RESPOND ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. NO CARB HEAT. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 ATL91LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA143), Jul 28, 1991: Hinton Kitfox (N174PH), Killen, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF A CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM ON THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N174PH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890311029689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311029689I), Mar 11, 1989: Amtrdf KITFOX (N174PH), Florence, AL, Minor damage. Left flaperon departed on descent. Other hanging. Landed safely. Not enough torque on leather friction bushing.

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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