# Accident 19950503011159A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Phoenix, AZ, May 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1995, 07:35 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6802° N, 112.0903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6802&lon=-112.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4357Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4357Q-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gokey J G KITFOX IV (registry code 05618HQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/gokey-j-g-kitfox-iv) (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: 15,000 total, 110 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503011159A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CFI UNABLE MAKE AIRPORT. HIT PERIMETER FENCE. IGNITION INOPERATIVE. DEFECTIVE DIODE.

## 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 LAX95LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA178), May 3, 1995: Godkey Kitfox IV (N4357Q), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the ignition system due to a deffective diode.

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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