# Accident 20021027033649A: Amtr KITFOXIII, Evansville, WI, October 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Evansville, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7693° N, 89.2891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7693&lon=-89.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N192MB-2009-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mork Darryl L KITFOX III (registry code 957053E, https://openairdocs.org/model/mork-darryl-l-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021027033649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE TO ARREST THE AIRCRAFT'S DESCENT AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE AIRSTRIP AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED IN THE CRASH. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CHECKED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. A FIELD INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMED. CYLINDER COMPRESSION WAS GOOD AS TESTED BY ROTATING THE PROPELLER. THE CARBURETOR BOWLS CONTAINED CLEAN AUTOMOTIVE FUEL, THE THROTTLE SLIDES MOVED FREELY AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE SOFT AND PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE AIR FILTER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. THE CARBURETORS WERE REMOVED AND THE ROTARY VALVE WAS INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS. THE ROTARY VALVE TIMING WAS CHECKED AND DETERMINED TO BE ACCURATE. THE LOWER CRANKCASE WAS INSPECTED THROUGH THE INTAKE PORTS AND THE CONNECTING ROD FIT TO CRANKSHAFT WAS CHECKED AND DETERMINED TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REMOVED AND THE PISTONS AND COMBUSTION CHAMBERS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND FREE FROM DAMAGE. HONE MARKS WERE VISIBLE INSIDE BOTH COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, PISTON RINGS WERE FREE WITHIN THE RING GROOVES AND THERE WAS NO CARBON BUILDUP ON THE PISTON DOMES. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND TAKEN TO LEADING EDGE AIRFOILS (LEAF) AND PLACED ON AN ENGINE TEST FIXTURE. THE ENGINE STARTED WITHOUT EFFORT AND PRODUCED POWER AS DESIGNED. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED.

## 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 CHI03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA012), Oct 27, 2002: Mork Kitfox III (N192MB), Evansville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor is the unsuitable terrain.

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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