# Accident 20050406005069A: Amtr KITFOXIV, Eagle Point, OR, April 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2005, 21:00 local time
- Place: Eagle Point, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5433° N, 122.9069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5433&lon=-122.9069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70265) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Park Roderic B KITFOX IV (registry code 05605D7, https://openairdocs.org/model/park-roderic-b-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIV
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050406005069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA05LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA071), Apr 6, 2005: Park Kitfox IV (N70265), Eagle Point, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of partial engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Soft terrain was a factor

## Other reports on N70265 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250329004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250329004529A), Mar 29, 2025: Park Roderic B KITFOX IV (N70265), Pinal, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot departed 4AZ8 intending to perform touch-and-go operations and practice emergency procedures at Pinal air Park (mzj). While en route to mzj, the…

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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