# Accident 20040113001369A: Amtr KITFOX, Selma, AL, January 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Skyharbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3733° N, 87.1022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3733&lon=-87.1022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313MC-2005-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Current Mike KITFOX (registry code 05616P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/current-mike-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 179 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040113001369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS CST, A KIT FOX AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SKY HARBOR AIRPORT IN SELMA, ALABAMA. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 400 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED HAVING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE EGT GAUGE READ 1300 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT (1200 MAX). HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE. HE ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY PASTURE; THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION. THE PILOT RECEIVED NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL04LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA066), Jan 13, 2004: Current Kitfox 313 (N313MC), Selma, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate installation, and his failure to secure the main fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.

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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