# Incident 20231107020349I: Kitfox KITFOX LIGHT SPORT, Marathon, FL, November 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2023, 14:23 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Foxair KITFOX LIGHT SPORT (registry code 060008Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/foxair-kitfox-light-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ISC series (registry code 55591, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912isc-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KITFOX KITFOX LIGHT SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ISC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,166 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231107020349I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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