Accident Kitfox Ten, Inc MODEL 2 N66257, Saturday 23 November 1991

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Date:	Saturday 23 November 1991
Time:	13:03 LT
Type:	Kitfox Ten, Inc MODEL 2
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N66257
MSN:	593
Engine model:	ROTAX 582LC
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	West Jordan, UT - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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.

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.

Accident investigation: