# Accident 20021015031119A: Amtr KITFOX, Lonerock, OR, October 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lonerock, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0667° N, 119.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0667&lon=-119.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N885CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885CR-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rutledge Charles/B K KITFOX (registry code 05613TF, https://openairdocs.org/model/rutledge-charles-b-k-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021015031119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2002, AT APPROX. 1105, MR. MEDLEY DEPARTED HIS RANCH IN N885CR. HE TOOK OFF IN THE SOUTH WEST DIRECTION, AT TAKE OFF MR. MEDLEY LOST ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SOUTH APPROX 50 YARDS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS A CROSSWIND, SEVERITY UNKNOWN. SEE ATTACHED, DATED 10/21/2002.

## 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 SEA03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA006), Oct 15, 2002: Rutledge Kitfox (N885CR), Condon, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose clamp around the gascolator bowl. A related factor was the maintenance inspection not being performed.

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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