# Accident 20150328003449A: Kerr John A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, Logan, UT, March 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2015, 11:13 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8469° N, 111.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8469&lon=-111.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kerr John A KITFOX CLASSIC IV (registry code 05602A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/kerr-john-a-kitfox-classic-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KERR JOHN A KITFOX CLASSIC IV
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 933 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150328003449A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 28, 2015, PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS AS PART OF HIS PRE-FLIGHT AND SAW HE HAD ABOUT A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL.  PILOT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS.  PILOT TOOK OFF AND FLEW AROUND THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.  PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN HIS ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED.  PILOT COULD NOT RESTART THE AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD.  DURING HIS FLARE GUSTY WINDS SHIFTED AND AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT CAUSING IT TO HIT THE GROUND HARD AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT AIRFRAME AND BREAKING MANY OF THE SUPPORTING METAL TUBULAR STRUCTURE THAT ARE PART OF THE AIRFRAME, LANDING GEAR AND FIREWALL.  PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA15CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA029), Mar 28, 2015: Kerr John A Kitfox Classic IV (N195KF), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a loss of engine power en route.

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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