# Accident 20151103018559A: Glimn Terrance C KITFOX 2-3, Escanaba, MI, November 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2015, 11:04 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Airport: Delta County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7228° N, 87.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7228&lon=-87.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glimn Terrance C KITFOX 2-3 (registry code 05623LY, https://openairdocs.org/model/glimn-terrance-c-kitfox-2-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLIMN TERRANCE C KITFOX 2-3
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151103018559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT ESC. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN IN PATTERN PILOT STATED HE HEARD NOISE BUT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING.  SHORTLY AFTER HEARING NOISE AND TURNED SOUTH, PILOT NOTICED THAT ENGINE HAD NO POWER.  BY THE TIME PILOT FIGURED OUT THAT HE HAD NO POWER HE HAD CROSSED 09/27 RUNWAY.  PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND FLEW OVER TERMINAL BUILDING AND TRIED LANDING ON RAMP.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF RAMP, OVER GRASS, ACROSS TAXI WAY AND RAN INTO GRASS UNTIL WHEEL HIT MUD AND FLIPPED OVER ON BACK.

## 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 CEN16LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA035), Nov 3, 2015: Glimn Kitfox 2-3 (N93TG), Escanaba, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane owner's inadequate maintenance and servicing of the propeller gearbox, which resulted in oil starvation, failure of the gearbox in flight, and a subsequent loss of propeller thrust.…

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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