# Accident 20030626022309A: Amtr KITFOXII, Corona, CA, June 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2003, 11:10 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8689° N, 117.5181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8689&lon=-117.5181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pieterse Johan KITFOX 2 (registry code 056090E, https://openairdocs.org/model/pieterse-johan-kitfox-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 55 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626022309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON PLEASURE FLIGHT. PILOT NOTICED ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH. AS HE WAS A DISTANCE FROM ANY AIRPORT PILOT STARTED LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND IF NEEDED. ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT LANDED IN EMPTY FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WING.

## 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 LAX03LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA211), Jun 26, 2003: Pieterse Kitfox 2 (N164JR), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper design and installation of the airplane's fuel system by the builder of the experimental airplane, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N164JR (1)

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

- [Incident 20001028018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028018779I), Oct 28, 2000: Amtr KITFOXII (N164JR), Corona, CA. (-23)On October 28, 2000, at approximately 1430 hours PDT, experimental aircraft Kitfox 2, N164JR, made a forced landing in an open field three miles southeast…

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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