# Accident 19970322005929A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Wasilla, AK, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 12:25 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wolf Lake Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,813 total, 340 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322005929A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. WING HIT A TREE LANDING ON A ROAD. FOUND ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WIRE BROKE.

## 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 ANC97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA036), Mar 22, 1997: Williams Kitfox (N9KF), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: a broken electrical wire, which resulted in an inoperative electrical fuel pump, an overly lean mixture, fuel starvation, and loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N9KF (1)

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

- [Incident 19950817031629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817031629I), Aug 17, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N9KF), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Engine idled at cruise. Landed on a road. Throttle cable frayed had broken.

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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