# Accident 19940308003949A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Vancouver, WA, March 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1994, 12:10 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6701° N, 122.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6701&lon=-122.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1942J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1942J-1998-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tucker Alan F KITFOX IV (registry code 05620PA, https://openairdocs.org/model/tucker-alan-f-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,880 total, 22 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940308003949A

## Narrative

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

SEAT FELL DOWN ONTO FLIGHT CONTROLS LANDING. WENT AROUND CRASHED ON LANDING SEAT NOT FASTENED TO AIRFRAME.

## 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 SEA94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA076), Mar 8, 1994: Tucker Kitfox IV (N1942J), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AILERON FLIGHT CONTROLS THAT WERE JAMMED BY THE PILOT'S SEAT SLIPPING FROM ITS MOUNT. FACTORS INCLUDE INADEQUATE SEAT INSTALLATION BY THE MANUFACTURER.

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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