# NTSB ANC15WA067: Kevin D. Yarnevich Kitfox, N688KY, Surrey, Canada, May 8, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 8, 2015, 22:06 local (22:06 UTC)
- Place: Surrey, Canada
- Coordinates: 49.18891, -122.88396 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.1889&lon=-122.8840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC15WA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91858/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91858
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15WA067

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Yarnevich Kevin D SERIES V, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=056033H), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Yarnevich Kevin D SERIES V, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=056033H), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N688KY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688KY-2018-03-29), registration cancelled 2018-03-29, S/N S96090195, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KEVIN D. YARNEVICH Kitfox
- Registry model: [Yarnevich Kevin D SERIES V](https://openairdocs.org/model/yarnevich-kevin-d-series-v) (registry code 056033H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: S96090195
- Year built: 1998
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Gary D. Morical

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 6, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91858. 68 KB in all.

- Foreign Notification (item 1, .PDF, 68 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432422&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Notification-Master.PDF

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.

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