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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOX41200 · Fairbanks, AK · June 5, 1997

Date
June 5, 1997 · 20:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA084
Reported as
Amtr KITFOX41200
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total110 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) About 15 minutes after takeoff, the engine suddenly lost power, and the pilot performed an emergency landing in a marshy area. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a seized crankshaft connecting rod bearing.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MARSHY AREA. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A SEIZED CRANKSHAFT CONNECTING ROD BEARING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.