NONE · Townsend KITFOX · 1997-05-10 · GREELEY, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW97LA189
Event ID
20001208X07914
Type
Accident
Date
1997-05-10
Location
GREELEY, CO, USA
Coordinates
40.439796, -104.670211
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Townsend
Model
KITFOX
Registration
N950AW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The engine manufacturer's inadequate quality control by failing to install the harmonic balancer, causing the engine to fail catastrophically. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.