# NTSB SEA92LA198: Slade H. Holmes SOL Kitfox II, N7057Y, Baker, OR, September 13, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 13, 1992, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Baker, OR
- Coordinates: 44.83012, -117.760787 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8301&lon=-117.7608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA92LA198
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42894/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA198

## Probable cause

THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - powerplant - seized (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE AND FULL POWER WAS RESTORED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER, THE ENGINE STARTED TO GRADUALLY LOSE ALL POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ON THE SOFT SOIL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE ENGINE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AFT CYLINDER PISTON DISPLAYED MODERATE TO SEVERE HEAT DISTRESS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7057Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7057Y-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N 341, built 1989 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLADE H. HOLMES SOL KITFOX II (SOL KITFOX)
- Registry model: [Holmes Slade H SOL](https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-slade-h-sol) (registry code 05616EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 341
- Airframe hours: 552
- Engines: ROTAX 532 LC 64 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cramer, Kirby L.
- Registered owner: Cramer, Kirby L.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 28, 1992, 111 hours before
- Departed: MYL, MCCALL, ID
- Destination: LGD, LA GRANDE, OR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 183 total, 100 in this make and model, 130 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920913036409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913036409A), Sep 13, 1992: Amtrdf KITFOX, Baker, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power. Nosed over landing in a field. Aft cylinder showed heat distress.

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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