Madorin KITFOX III N32308

Summary

On 9 February 1996 at about 21:30 local time, a Madorin KITFOX III registered N32308 was involved in an accident near Grantsville, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

9 February 1996 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Grantsville, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.6708, -112.7602

Aircraft

Madorin KITFOX III

Registration

N32308

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morgan → Wendover

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA051

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for a precautionary landing. A factor was the snow covered terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in a climb over the south end of the Great Salt Lake, the engine oil temperature reached the upper limit (red line). The pilot reduced power and monitored the oil temperature while proceeding to the southwest shoreline of the lake. After passing over the shoreline, the pilot started looking for a place where he could land to investigate the cause of the problem. He elected to land in an open snow-covered field, which had snow that he estimated was 1 to 3 inches deep. After a successful touchdown, the aircraft rolled about 60 feet, and then flipped over in the snow. After the accident, the pilot determined that the snow was actually 6 to 8 inches deep.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.