# Accident 20020825026029A: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5, Gardenprairie, IL, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 21:09 local time
- Place: Gardenprairie, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2500° N, 88.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2500&lon=-88.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Thomas C KITFOX SERIES 5 (registry code 05605CB, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-thomas-c-kitfox-series-5) (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 KITFOXSERIE5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825026029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO POPLAR GROVE, IL. FROM PELSTON, MI., THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT LOCATED A LIGHTED ROAD RUNNING EAST/WEST AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THAT ROAD. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST MAINLY OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. (.19) ON AUGUST 25, 2002, AT 2109 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT KITFOX, N743JT, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON DESCENT INTO THE POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT (C77), POPLAR GROVE, ILLINOIS, ITS INTENDED DESTINATION, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED A SET OF POWER LINES ON APPROACH AND LANDED ON ROUTE 20, 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT, NEAR GARDEN PRAIRIE, ILLINOIS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (PLN), PELLSTON, MICHIGAN, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACC                                               IDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI02LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA260), Aug 26, 2002: Anderson Kitfox Series 5 (N743JT), Garden Prairie, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's miscalculation of fuel consumption and his operation of the fuel system beyond its limitation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were transmission wires and dark…

## Other reports on N743JT (1)

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

- [Accident 20240404003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240404003599A), Apr 4, 2024: Anderson Thomas C KITFOX SERIES 5 (N743JT), Nipton, CA, Substantial damage. The FAA was not at the scene of the accident. The pilot provided photographics of the accident scene. Total of four photographics were taken showing the…

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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