# Incident 19970927032499I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Mckenzie, TN, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mckenzie, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1366° N, 88.5071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKenzie, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1366&lon=-88.5071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tudor John KITFOX IV (registry code 95708BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/tudor-john-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 95 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927032499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IT IS UNKNOWN THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE QUITTING DURING TAKEOFF. DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOT HE THINKS HIS ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARB ICING. THE TEMP WAS 71 DEGREES, DEW POINT 61 DEGREES. AS I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT I FOUND THE WINGS (BOTH FUEL TANKS) TOPPED OFF, SO IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER FUEL STARVATION COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN BUNGEE CORDS AND SAFETY CABLE WHICH ARE FOR SHOCK ABSORPTION DURING LANDING AND GEAR STABILITY. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

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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