Kitfox Ten MODEL 2 N66257
23 November 1991 · West Jordan, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 November 1991 at about 19:03 local time, a Kitfox Ten MODEL 2 registered N66257, operated by Marvin D. Fuell, was involved in an accident near West Jordan, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Jordan, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.6197, -111.9804
- Aircraft
- Kitfox Ten MODEL 2
- Registration
- N66257
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marvin D. Fuell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA92LA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHEN IT OVERHEATED DUE TO LOW COOLANT LEVEL, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OBSTRUCTION IN THE LANDING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ENG QUIT IN CRUISE FLT WHEN IT OVERHEATED AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LDG IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE ACFT IMPACTED A LOG DURING LDG GND ROLL AND NOSED OVER. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE LIQUID COOLANT FOR THE ENG WAS LOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1991 | Cessna 172M | Ogden, Utah, United States | Alta Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1991 | Cessna 180 | Vernal, Utah, United States | Grant R. Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1991 | Richard Cheney TERATORN TIERRA II | Morgan, Utah, United States | Edward R. Olson | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1991 | Beechcraft B23 | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | Samuel J. Hammond | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1991 | Cessna TR182 | Green River, Utah, United States | JAY B. Sorenson | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1991 | Dave Ronneberg LONG-EZE | Kanab, Utah, United States | Dave H. Ronneberg | Serious injuries | - |