# Accident 19940206001489A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Banning, CA, February 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1994, 15:26 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9510° N, 116.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9510&lon=-116.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92NL-1994-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lampman Norman William KITFOX IV (registry code 95708BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/lampman-norman-william-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,667 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206001489A

## Narrative

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

LOW IN CANYON. FOUND VERTICAL IMPACT IN ROCKS. PILOT STATED ENGINE QUIT. CARBURETOR CONDITION ABNORMAL.

## 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 LAX94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA115), Feb 6, 1994: Lampman Kitfox IV (N92NL), Banning, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT A LOW LEVEL, AND 2) HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE DIRECTION IN A BOX CANYON, WHICH RESULTED IN AN…

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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