# Accident 19940612015089A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Watervliet, MI, June 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1994, 10:25 local time
- Place: Watervliet, MI
- Airport: Watervliet Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1809° N, 86.2509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1809&lon=-86.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blind A Alan KITFOX III SPEEDSTER (registry code 05624CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/blind-a-alan-kitfox-iii-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 38 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DET01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940612015089A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF END RUNWAY. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS. CARBURETOR ICING EXISTED.

## 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 CHI94DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DET01), Jun 12, 1994: Arthur Alan Blind FOX III Speedster (N61AB), Watervliet, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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