# Accident 20161223021279A: Lueck Rod KITFOX 7, Cody, WY, December 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Yellowstone Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5272° N, 109.0108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5272&lon=-109.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lueck Rod KITFOX 7 (registry code 05627GO, https://openairdocs.org/model/lueck-rod-kitfox-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUECK ROD KITFOX 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 1 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161223021279A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/23/2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1213 MDT, AIRCRAFT N320RJ, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT KITFOX 7, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 22 AT YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL AIRPORT, CODY, WY, DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ON ROLL OUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN17LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA065), Dec 23, 2016: Lueck Kitfox 7 (N320RJ), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper maintenance of the fuel pressure regulator, which resulted in an excessive fuel and airbox pressure differential and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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