# Accident 19970605013439A: Amtr KITFOX41200, Fairbanks, AK, June 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1997, 20:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8096° N, 147.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8096&lon=-147.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Timothy C KITFOX IV-1200 (registry code 05628AF, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-timothy-c-kitfox-iv-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX41200
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 110 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970605013439A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 ANC97LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA084), Jun 5, 1997: Anderson Kitfox IV-1200 (N85TA), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: a seized crankshaft connecting rod bearing. A factor relating to the acciden was: the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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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