# Accident 19990524005579A: Amtr KITFOXIV, Carnation, WA, May 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1999, 17:05 local time
- Place: Carnation, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6391° N, 121.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6391&lon=-121.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travis Ben KITFOX IV (registry code 95708CK, https://openairdocs.org/model/travis-ben-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIV
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990524005579A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) DEPARTED SEQUIM, WA., OVERFLEW PAE AND SNOQUALMIE FALLS RETURNING TO MONROE. ENGINE FAILURE NEAR CARNATION, WA. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN HAY FIELD. CARTWHEELED ON TOUCHDOWN ENDED PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN A SLOUGH.

## 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 SEA99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA071), May 25, 1999: Ben Travis Kitfox IV (N149BT), Carnation, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to a cracked engine impulse line, which disabled the fuel pump. A factor was the intentional ground loop by the pilot.

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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