# Accident 20050927025309A: Amtr KITFOX, Hesperia, CA, September 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3667° N, 117.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3667&lon=-117.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656T-2007-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rose James E KITFOX (registry code 0560135, https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-james-e-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 440 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050927025309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT BACKFIRED TWICE AND LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A DRY RIVER BED HIT A STUMP AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 LAX05LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA319), Sep 27, 2005: Rose Kitfox (N656T), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a loose master ignition relay wire.

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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