# Incident 19990418033869I: Amtr KITFOX41200, Sebewaing, MI, April 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1999, 17:31 local time
- Place: Sebewaing, MI
- Airport: Sebewaing Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7317° N, 83.4509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebewaing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7317&lon=-83.4509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777ZX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777ZX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brocke Rodney A KITFOX 4-1200 (registry code 05626LB, https://openairdocs.org/model/brocke-rodney-a-kitfox-4-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX41200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 456 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418033869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF IN OPEN FIELD BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE.  PILOT WHO IS ALSO A MECHANIC STATED HE SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE.  LANDING WAS MOSTLY ROUTINE BUT AIRCRAFT HIT DITCH AFTER LANDING.  INVESTIGATION SHOWED OWNER DID NOT HAVE REPAIRMAN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION.  INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED WITH A LETTER OF CORRECTION AND ISSUE OF A REPAIRMENT CERTIFICATE.

## Other reports on N777ZX (1)

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

- [Incident 20121224029069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121224029069I), Dec 24, 2012: Brocke Rodney A KITFOX 4-1200 (N777ZX), MI, Minor damage. On Monday, December 24, 2012 at approximately 4:30PM eastern time, a 1996 experimental amateur-built Kitfox 4-1200, single engine, piston powered, high wing…

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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