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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Kitfox KITFOX LIGHT SPORT · Marathon, FL · November 7, 2023

Date
November 7, 2023 · 14:23 local
Place
Marathon, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N605MS
Reported as
Kitfox Kitfox Light Sport
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ISC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,166 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experienced loss of engine rpm's and loss of power, aircraft started to lose altitude. The pilot landed the aircraft in the water northwest of Marathon Florida airport (kmth).

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE RPM'S AND LOSS OF POWER, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE WATER NORTHWEST OF MARATHON FLORIDA AIRPORT (KMTH).