# Accident 19940416047389A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Yelm, WA, April 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Yelm, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8694° N, 122.5690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8694&lon=-122.5690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82QU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82QU-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newgard Peter M KITFOX 4-1200 (registry code 05623NR, https://openairdocs.org/model/newgard-peter-m-kitfox-4-1200) (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: 2,500 total, 43 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416047389A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK LANDED SHORT. STRUCK FENCE. AUTOMOTIVE FUEL LINE KINKED. ENGINE STARVED OF FUEL

## 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 SEA94LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA160), Apr 16, 1994: Newgard Kitfox III (N82QU), Yelm, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN INADEQUATELY INSTALLED FUEL LINE.

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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