# Accident 19911123053339A: Amtrdf KITFOX, West Jordan, UT, November 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1991, 12:03 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6197° N, 111.9804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6197&lon=-111.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66257-1998-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kitfox Ten MODEL 2 (registry code 056169Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/kitfox-ten-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 30 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911123053339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERHEATED IN FLIGHT. STRUCK A LOG AND OVERTURNED ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FORGOT TO SERVICE COOLANT.

## 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 SEA92LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA023), Nov 23, 1991: Kitfox Ten Model 2 (N66257), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHEN IT OVERHEATED DUE TO LOW COOLANT LEVEL, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OBSTRUCTION IN…

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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