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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOX IV · Eagle Point, OR · April 6, 2005

Date
April 6, 2005 · 21:00 local
Place
Eagle Point, OR
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70265
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA05LA071
Reported as
Amtr Kitfoxiv
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N70265, an amateur built Kitfox iv, departed beagle skyranch airport to the south. The pilot claimed that the aircraft suffered a partial power loss at an altitude of 150 feet above ground level. The aircraft crashed into an adjacent pasture and received substantial damage to the propeller, engine, engine fire wall, and nose landing gear. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N70265, AN AMATEUR BUILT KITFOX IV, DEPARTED BEAGLE SKYRANCH AIRPORT TO THE SOUTH. THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO AN ADJACENT PASTURE AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, ENGINE FIRE WALL, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N70265 · 1

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