# Incident 20210405005079I: Parisien Victor KITFOX IV, Spartanburg, SC, April 5, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2021, 15:50 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318VK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318VK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parisien Victor KITFOX IV (registry code 05620FA, https://openairdocs.org/model/parisien-victor-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARISIEN VICTOR KITFOX IV
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210405005079I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC PATTERN THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. PILOT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING, THE SURFACE WAS RIDGED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER INVERTED.

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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