# Accident 20080716841159A: Amtr KITFOXIV, Burkesville, KY, July 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Burkesville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7739° N, 85.3719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7739&lon=-85.3719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70694, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70694-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Arthur Orman KITFOX IV (registry code 05623LR, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-arthur-orman-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 22 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716841159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC08LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA251), Jul 17, 2008: Holmes Arthur Orman Kitfox IV (N70694), Burkesville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the installation of an engine oil filter that did not meet the engine manufacture's specifications.

## Other reports on N70694 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950409010639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409010639I), Apr 9, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N70694), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft was downwind for landing at Lakeland, FL when the engine began to miss and finally quit completely. Landing in a sod field the right…

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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