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FAA accident report · Amtr Kitfoxv · Jerome, AZ · May 31, 2003

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Date
May 31, 2003 · 07:20 local
Place
Jerome, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N42EK
Reported as
Amtr Kitfoxv
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N42EKRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2003 · Gray Jerry KITFOX 5S/N S97120130 · Built 2001Airframe modelGray Jerry KITFOX 5Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 31, 2003 approximately 0720, mountain standard time, a gray/kitfox, N111BM, owned and operated by a Mr. William mosley, lost control and collided with terrain while maneuvering in the vicinity of Jerome, Arizona. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. Both the pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft departed the cottonwood airport, at cottonwood, Arizona under visual meteorological conditions. An off-duty firefighter stated that he had observed the airplane flying below a ridgeline, when the left wing dropped and the airplane went straight in from 200-300 feet. He also stated that he heard the engine sputter and quit. Investigation indicated the aircraft burned with intense heat indicating fuel was on board at the time of the impact. The damage to the aircraft melted much of the structure however all indications were that the flight controls were operational. There was indication fuel was in the carburetor due to the fact the float had melted. The engine had continuity with compression on all cylinders, and magneto rotation. The spark plugs indicated normal firing. All interaction was destroyed. Airworthiness was not a factor. The aircraft records could not be located nor the pilot log book. The aircraft was being operated under the n number of N111BM. However that n number was not authorized until June 10, 2003, ten days afer the accident, and the airworthiness certificate had not been changed to reflect the new n number. New operation limitations had not been issued to the owner for the area of operation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 0720, MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A GRAY/KITFOX, N111BM, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A MR. WILLIAM MOSLEY, LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF JEROME, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE COTTONWOOD AIRPORT, AT COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AN OFF-DUTY FIREFIGHTER STATED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING BELOW A RIDGELINE, WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE WENT STRAIGHT IN FROM 200-300 FEET. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTER AND QUIT. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT BURNED WITH INTENSE HEAT INDICATING FUEL WAS ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MELTED MUCH OF THE STRUCTURE HOWEVER ALL INDICATIONS WERE THAT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE OPERATIONAL. THERE WAS INDICATION FUEL WAS IN THE CARBURETOR DUE TO THE FACT THE FLOAT HAD MELTED. THE ENGINE HAD CONTINUITY WITH COMPRESSION ON ALL CYLINDERS, AND MAGNETO ROTATION. THE SPARK PLUGS INDICATED NORMAL FIRING. ALL INTERACTION WAS DESTROYED. AIRWORTHINESS WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS COULD NOT BE LOCATED NOR THE PILOT LOG BOOK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE N NUMBER OF N111BM. HOWEVER THAT N NUMBER WAS NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL JUNE 10, 2003, TEN DAYS AFER THE ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THE NEW N NUMBER. NEW OPERATION LIMITATIONS HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED TO THE OWNER FOR THE AREA OF OPERATION.