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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KITFOXSERIE5 · Huntington, OR · April 8, 2005

Date: April 8, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Huntington, OR
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N445JH
Reported as: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total73 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N445JHRegistered now · Cannon Ronald G KITFOX SERS 5 VIXENS/N LCV026 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCannon Ronald G KITFOX SERS 5 VIXEN Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was on cross country flight from arlington, WA, to caldwell, ID, and experienced fuel exhaustion over Huntington, OR. During landing on gravel road, aircraft sustained minor damage, with minor injuries to passenger. Pilot stated that he had topped off the fuel tanks, which should have given him adequate fuel for flight, including reserves required by FAR part 91 for VFR flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ARLINGTON, WA, TO CALDWELL, ID, AND EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION OVER HUNTINGTON, OR. DURING LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WITH MINOR INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TOPPED OFF THE FUEL TANKS, WHICH SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM ADEQUATE FUEL FOR FLIGHT, INCLUDING RESERVES REQUIRED BY FAR PART 91 FOR VFR FLIGHT.