# Accident 20151014016949A: Christopher Tom KITFOX -5, Battleground, WA, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 11:45 local time
- Place: Battleground, WA
- Airport: Goheen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8383° N, 122.5467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8383&lon=-122.5467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533RC-2019-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christopher Tom KITFOX -5 (registry code 05608S2, https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-tom-kitfox-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTOPHER TOM KITFOX -5
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR D16Z6 (HONDA)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 185 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014016949A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MANUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM A TAKEOFF AT HIS HOME AIRPORT INTO A CLIMB WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  AFTER AVOIDING SEVERAL LARGE TREES HE SET UP THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN A PASTURE.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE THAT SURROUNDED IT.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP 75 FEET FROM THE FENCE.  THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LIFT STRUTS, VERTICAL FIN, WINDSHIELD, ENGINE COWLING, AND PROPELLER.  THE FUEL IN THE WING TANKS HAD DRAINED INTO THE GROUND.  FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THE "HEADER TANK" AND THE ENGINE FUEL FILTER.  THE FUEL FILTER SAMPLE WAS CLOUDY, AND FILTER ITSELF INDICATED BLOCKAGE.

## 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 WPR16LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA011), Oct 14, 2015: Christopher Tom Kitfox  5 (N533RC), Battle Ground, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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