# Accident 20170905020719A: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST, Raymond, MS, September 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Raymond, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1750° N, 90.4825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1750&lon=-90.4825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16KR-2025-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (registry code 05624RR, https://openairdocs.org/model/rudder-dwight-k-kitfox-iv-1200-spdst) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUDDER DWIGHT K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 154 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905020719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT AROUND 6:30 PM, ON SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N16KR LOST ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 250 FT ON CLIMB OUT FROM HIS HOME FIELD IN RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI.  HE STATED THAT HE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER AND AFTER THE ENGINE CEASED TO RUN ENTIRELY THAT HE TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEAR BY FIELD BEFORE STRIKING SOME LOG DEBRIS WHEN THE LEFT GEAR LEG FOLDED AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT HAD NO INJURIES REPORTED.  ENGINE LOST OF POWER IS UNKNOWN PENDING ENGINE RUN AT THE MANUFACTURE.

## 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 ERA17LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA314), Sep 5, 2017: Rudder Dwight K Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst (N16KR), Raymond, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N16KR (1)

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

- [Accident 20240920020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240920020849A), Sep 20, 2024: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (N16KR), Cleburne, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot performed a low level pass over the runway and lost lift, landing on a nearby fence. Pilot suffered significant injury. Passenger suffered minor injury.

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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