# Incident 19950817031629I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Palmer, AK, August 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1995, 13:40 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9KF-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams David Michael KITFOX (registry code 05616XY, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-david-michael-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 ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 215 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817031629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE IDLED AT CRUISE. LANDED ON A ROAD. THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N9KF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970322005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322005929A), Mar 22, 1997: Amtrdf KITFOX (N9KF), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Wing hit a tree landing on a road. Found electric fuel pump wire broke.

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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