# Incident 19990421021429I: Amtr KITFOXII, San Jose, CA, April 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matthews D M / Matthews M E KITFOX II (registry code 05618F2, https://openairdocs.org/model/matthews-d-m-matthews-m-e-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,409 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990421021429I

## Narrative

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

SEVEN MILES SE OF RHV, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AT 2500 FT. AGL. PILOT DETERMINED NOT WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE OF AN AIRPORT.  ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN GRASS FIELD.

## Other reports on N911KF (1)

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

- [Incident 19920928045349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920928045349I), Sep 28, 1992: Amtrdf KITFOX (N911KF), Phelan, CA, Minor damage. Engine rough in flight. Forced landing on road. House in way. Stalled aircraft and landed in some bushes.

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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