SEA93LA076

1993-03-15 · SHERIDAN, Wyoming, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SHR

Aircraft involved

N569F Barr KITFOX II None

Probable cause & findings

A PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS INCLUDE A STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING.

Factual narrative

DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT THEY COULD NOT SAFELY RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOTS MADE A DECISION TO ATTEMPT A FORCED LANDING ON A NEARBY DIRT ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL IN A STRONG CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT'S RUDDER BECAME INEFFECTIVE AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM WEATHER VANING INTO THE WIND AND DEPARTING THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE ROAD IT IMPACTED A NEARBY FENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_SEA93LA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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