# Accident 20020914024669A: Amtr KITFOX, Fairbanks, AK, September 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Gold King Creek Air Force Sta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.2000° N, 147.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.2000&lon=-147.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gardner David W KITFOX (registry code 05618N9, https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-david-w-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020914024669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKE-OFF ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. PILOT SUSPECTS POSSIBLE FAILURE OF ONE OF TWO CARBURETORS. PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN SMALL TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC02LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA121), Sep 15, 2002: Gardner Kitfox (N996DG), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an engine bearing failure during the takeoff initial climb. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N996DG (1)

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

- [Incident 20060609010309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060609010309I), Jun 9, 2006: Amtr KITFOX (N996DG), North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] aircraft operated in the air doing practice maneuvers and touch and go landings then went down for the final landing when 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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