# Accident 20021002038339A: Amtr KITFOX, Coldwater, MI, October 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9336° N, 85.0528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9336&lon=-85.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N633KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N633KF-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tanner Edison G KITFOX (registry code 056161X, https://openairdocs.org/model/tanner-edison-g-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582LC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 120 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021002038339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER COMPLETING A TOUCH & GO DURING CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. A/C CRASHED INTO A FIELD ADJACENT TO RW 30. NO INJURIES TO STUDENT OR INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 CHI03LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA002), Oct 2, 2002: Tanner Kitfox (N633KF), Coldwater, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The low altitude at which an undetermined loss of engine power occurred following takeoff.

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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