# Accident 19960512019949A: Amtr KITFOX, Terrebonne, OR, May 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Terrebonne, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4100° N, 121.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4100&lon=-121.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2094J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2094J-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crescenzi Jack R KITFOX (registry code 05616UP, https://openairdocs.org/model/crescenzi-jack-r-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 175 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960512019949A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND AT HIS PERSONAL AIRSTRIP. ON SITE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN, LEAVING A GROUND TRACK DISTRIBUTION OF ONLY 12 FEET, CHARACTERISTIC OF A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT WITH LITTLE FORWARD SPEED. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL ON SITE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE ONLY GUSTING TO APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH. THREE PARAMEDICS, WHO ATTENDED TO THE PILOT ON SITE FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED DETECTING THE ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON THE PILOT'S BREATH. THE PILOT RECEIVED A SERIOUS BACK INJURY DURING THE ACCIDENT AND REFUSED BOTH A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST FOR ALCOHOL AS WELL AS THE DRAWING OF A BLOOD OR URINE SAMPLE FOR ALCOHOL.

## 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 SEA96LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA093), May 13, 1996: Crescenzi Kitfox (N2094J), Terrebonne, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain altitude/clearance above terrain, while maneuvering to land. The unfavorable wind was a related factor.

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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