# Accident 19950709017109A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Silvana, WA, July 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1995, 10:26 local time
- Place: Silvana, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2018° N, 122.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silvana, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2018&lon=-122.2458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24KF-1997-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wheeler J Lance KITFOX V (registry code 05625SL, https://openairdocs.org/model/wheeler-j-lance-kitfox-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709017109A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN A SLOW SPIRAL UNTIL STRIKING TREES. CRASHED AND BURNED. NO DEFECTS IN PILOT OR AIRCRAFT FOUND.

## 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 SEA95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA145), Jul 9, 1995: Wheeler Kitfox V (N24KF), Silvana, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE EMERGENCY BALLISTIC PARACHUTE NOT BEING DEPLOYED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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