I got this from a friend on the Quickie e-mail list. Anyone know anything about who the pilot might be?
Larry Flesner +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yesterday, a KR-2 pilot landed in jail here in the Puget Sound. William left Olympia for Tacoma on a flight over Puget Sound via McNeil Island - a state prison. He had 7 gallons on board verified by sight gage, electric fuel gage, and visual sighting thru a gas cap. After 15 minutes of flight time, he ran out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing in a cleared field on the island. The engine is a Revmaster with Revflow carburetor. There is only a header tank with 14 gallons capacity. There is a fuel tank vent under the airplane similar to the Q2. He cleared the trees on the high point and landed on an upslope. When the nose gear touched, it broke off and the airplane pitch poled onto it's back landing on the canopy and the tail. The canopy frame held and the vertical fin broke. William was not injured but complained of soreness and stiffness. He had a 4 point harness. The canopy plastic broke and William crawled out. There was no fire. There was no fuel on board and there was no evidence of fuel leakage. I helped William recover his airplane with some friends and relatives. The guards had helped William right and disassemble his airplane when we got there. The NTSB did not come out but will examine the airplane at Williams place. Access was by the prison barge which is pushed by a tug and manned by prison inmates. We were prohibited from talking to the inmates. We used a 16 foot trailer. We were escorted by a guard during the recovery. There is no news in the papers about the accident as the entire event occurred on state property.
