# Accident 19940729020699A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Spencer, IN, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 17:10 local time
- Place: Spencer, IN
- Airport: Timber Trails Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2797° N, 86.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2797&lon=-86.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4268Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4268Y-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Richard B MILLER KITFOX (registry code 05618T3, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-richard-b-miller-kitfox) (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 ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 33 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729020699A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL. CORRECTED TOO LITTLE AND TOO LATE. STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI94LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA270), Jul 29, 1994: Miller Kitfox (N4268Y), Spencer, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the private pilot/airplane builder's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during the approach to landing.

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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