# Accident 19940912035379A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Apple Valley, CA, September 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5691° N, 117.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5691&lon=-117.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Singer Tom KITFOX IV (registry code 05624HW, https://openairdocs.org/model/singer-tom-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 57 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940912035379A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. NOSED OVER DURING FORCED LANDING. PILOT REPORETD MISJUDGED FUEL BURN. FAILED REFUEL EN ROUTE.

## 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 LAX94LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA380), Sep 12, 1994: Singer Kitfox IV (N93CM), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel prior to departure, and his inaccurate en route fuel consumption calculations.

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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