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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Bowdoinham, ME · September 8, 1993

Date
September 8, 1993 · 14:00 local
Place
Bowdoinham, ME
Airport
Merrymeeting Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N193CW
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO93LA166
Reported as
Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
152 total3 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Lost power on climbout. Reversed course for runway 32 but landed in tree tops. Beleive ignition double coil shorted

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. REVERSED COURSE FOR RUNWAY 32 BUT LANDED IN TREE TOPS. BELEIVE IGNITION DOUBLE COIL SHORTED

NTSB investigation

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