# Incident 19980513026219I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Abbotsford, WI, May 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1998, 20:30 local time
- Place: Abbotsford, WI
- Airport: Riverview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9415° N, 90.2579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Riverview Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9415&lon=-90.2579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317RS-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Statz Robert G KITFOX II (registry code 05620TC, https://openairdocs.org/model/statz-robert-g-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513026219I

## Narrative

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

MR LASEE DEPARTED RIVERVIEW AIRPORT ON A LOCAL PERSONEL FLIGHT AT 1900 CDT AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. AS HE APPROACHED FOR LANDING AT RIVERVIEW HIS ENGINE FAILED AND HE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FARMERS FIELD. AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN ADN DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND LOWER COWLING. MINIMAL FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE TANKS.

## Other reports on N317RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19991118046449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991118046449A), Nov 18, 1999: Amtr KITFOXII (N317RS), Ebensburg, PA, No damage. (-23)The data was compiled from the pilot's statement, witness statements and an on scene, investigation conducted by personnel from the alleghey flight…

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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