# Accident 20040428006179A: Amtr KITFOX, Bath County, KY, April 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2004, 14:55 local time
- Place: Bath County, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0633° N, 83.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0633&lon=-83.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917JB-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Black John KITFOX (registry code 05607HO, https://openairdocs.org/model/black-john-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 ROTAX914
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 774 total, 112 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040428006179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N917JB LOST POWER AT 14:55 P.M. ON 4/28/2004. MR. JOHN BLACK, PILOT IN COMMAND AND OWNER, STATED THAT THE ENGINE "SPUTTERED" THEN REGAINED POWER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IN LOST POWER COMPLETELY. MR. BLACK ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT IOB, BUT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD IN BATH COUNTY, KY. UPON IMPACT, THE LEFT WING WAS SEVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. BLACK SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DA^ (THE PASSENGER) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 NYC04LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA111), Apr 28, 2004: Black Kitfox (N917JB), Mount Sterling, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to blockage of the fuel filters resulting in fuel starvation. A factor in the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection.

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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