# Accident 19930315005289A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Sheridan, WY, March 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Airport: Sheridan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7902° N, 106.9506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7902&lon=-106.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569F-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barr James L BARR KITFOX (registry code 05616C1, https://openairdocs.org/model/barr-james-l-barr-kitfox) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,901 total, 548 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315005289A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LOCAL FLIGHT. BOUNCED ON CROSSWIND LANDING ON A ROAD. WEATHER VANED INTO WIND AND STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 SEA93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA076), Mar 15, 1993: Barr Kitfox II (N569F), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS INCLUDE A STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING.

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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