# Accident 19920706024359A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Gowen, MI, July 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1992, 20:45 local time
- Place: Gowen, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2503° N, 85.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2503&lon=-85.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820FL-2003-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johansen Geroge A KITFOX MODEL 2 (registry code 05616J5, https://openairdocs.org/model/johansen-geroge-a-kitfox-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 69 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920706024359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI92DEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEM03), Jul 7, 1992: Johansen Kitfox (N820FL), Gowen, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM SPARK PLUGS AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT.

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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