# Accident 20041015024949A: Amtr KITFOXIII, Aguila, AZ, October 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Aguila, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9425° N, 113.2156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-113.2156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543BP-2007-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brackett And Peltz KIT FOX III (registry code 05624C1, https://openairdocs.org/model/brackett-and-peltz-kit-fox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A80 series (registry code 17006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041015024949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INFLT WITNESS STATED ACFT LEVEL AT 2500'AGL. RADIOED "I HAVE A PROBLEM." ACFT BEGAN SLOW DESCENT, TWO 180 DEGREE TURNS. WITNESS REPORTED 3 AIR FIELDS AND PLENTY OF OOPEN AREAS AVAILABLE FOR LANDING. WITNESS REPORTS ACFT SLOWED, STALLED, & CRASHED FROM APROX. 350'. NO COMMUNICATIONS FROM ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AFTER INITIAL PROBLEM CALLOUT.

## 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 LAX05LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA009), Oct 15, 2004: Brackett And Peltz Kit Fox III (N543BP), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall. The nature and scope of the problem reported by the pilot is undetermined.

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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