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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Gowen, MI · July 6, 1992

Date
July 6, 1992 · 20:45 local
Place
Gowen, MI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N820FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92DEM03
Reported as
Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
353 total69 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Struck trees on forced landing. Three or four spark plugs failed to spark.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. THREE OR FOUR SPARK PLUGS FAILED TO SPARK.

NTSB investigation

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