# Incident 20130712013389I: Brunner, Donald G KITFOX, Smoketown, PA, July 12, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2013, 12:45 local time
- Place: Smoketown, PA
- Airport: Smoketown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0416° N, 76.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMOKETOWN (S37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0416&lon=-76.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brunner Donald G KITFOX (registry code 05624TQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/brunner-donald-g-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUNNER, DONALD G KITFOX
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 382 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130712013389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OPERATING AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL KITFOX DEPARTED RW 28 FROM S37, WHILE CLIMBING OUT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND  QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. PILOT IMMEDIATELY PUSHED NOSE OVER, CYCLED MAGS, PUMPED THROTTLE WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING IN CORNFIELD JUST OFF DEPARTURE END OF RW28. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED VERY MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST BEFORE THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH AUTO GAS, AND DURING THE PRE TAKE OFF RUN UP OF ENGINE AND MAG CHECK ALL SEEMED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N104DG (1)

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

- [Accident 20260309001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260309001759A), Mar 9, 2026: Brunner Donald G KITFOX (N104DG), Littlefield, AZ, Destroyed. 03/09/2026 Littlefield, Arizona 17:52 local, operating under 14 CFR part 91 flight. An experimental Kitfox 4 was destroyed on impact with terrain. One pilot,…

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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