# Accident 20050311002779A: Amtr KITFOXII, Dillard, OR, March 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Dillard, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0981° N, 123.4289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0981&lon=-123.4289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481DB-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Birtch David Wayne KITFOX II (registry code 05626XU, https://openairdocs.org/model/birtch-david-wayne-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311002779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 11, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL KITFOX II, N481DB, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE OVER THE UMPQUA RIVER NEAR DILLARD, OR. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WITH PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS ON A SIGHT SEEING TOUR OF THE UMPQUA RIVER JUST SOUTH OF DILLARD, OR. THE AIRCRAFT, N481DB, WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL WHEN IT STRUCK A POWER LINE THAT WAS STRUNG ACORSS THE RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT STRUT CAUGHT THE WIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL INTO THE RIVER IN ABOUT FOUR FEET OF WATER.

## 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 SEA05CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA060), Mar 11, 2005: Birtch Kitfox II (N481DB), Dillard, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while in cruise flight at low altitude, which resulted in an inflight collision with a power line. A factor was the pilot's decision to fly at…

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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