# Accident 20041127030699A: Amtr KITFOXSPEEDS, Sterling, MA, November 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2004, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4258° N, 71.7928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4258&lon=-71.7928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124KF-2006-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chumsae Ray A KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 05625HD, https://openairdocs.org/model/chumsae-ray-a-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSPEEDS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 382 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041127030699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) "I FLEW THIS MORNING AFTER A NORMAL PREFLIGHT SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. FUEL WAS 3/8 FULL. OIL WAS OK. I FLEW LOCALLY FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND TOOK MY PASSENGER HOME. I RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND DID MY WALKAROUND. THE FUEL WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW 3/8 FULL. I THEN FLEW TO KEENE FOR LUNCH. I THEN FLEW BACK TO 3B3. ABOUT 3 TO 4 MILES OUT THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OUT BUT CONTINUED TO RUN AT A LOWER RPM. I SET UP A GLIDE TO RUNWAY 16R TO 3B3. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WOULD BE HIGH BUT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONTINUED TOWARDS 3B3. I THEN SAW I COULDN'T MAKE THE RUNWAY. I DITCHED INTO A WOODED SWAMP ABOUT 100FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. I WAS ALONE AND UNHURT." THIS IS WORD FOR WORD FROM THE PILOTS STATEMENT.

## 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 IAD05LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA017), Nov 27, 2004: Chumsae Kitfox Speedster (N124KF), Sterling, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

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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