# Incident 20030810021289I: Amtr KITFOXV, Keller, TX, August 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Keller, TX
- Airport: Hillcrest Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9668° N, 97.2753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILLCREST (7TX4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9668&lon=-97.2753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson John T KITFOX V (registry code 05605DZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-john-t-kitfox-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXV
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 260 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810021289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE-OFF, AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER, COMPLETE LOSS OF IGNITION, TURNED DOWNWIND FOR OFF AIRPORT LANDING. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM, BATTERY, CONTROLS. SUSPECT ROTEX IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE.

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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