Hmmm! I always thought that when making a first flight, you're supposed to
remain in the circuit. How did he end up in a residential area?
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
"Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net>
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25/04/2006 19:10
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Objet : KR> Fw: CorvAircraft> KR Corvair Crash Mystery Solved
KRNetHeads,
Here's something that Mark Jones sent to KRnet earlier this morning, but
never made it. Apparently there is a problem posting to the list (it lost
one of mine last night), so I'm forwarding it back to the list again to
see
if it makes it this time.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Jones" <mjo...@muellersales.com>
To: "CorvAircraft (E-mail)" <corvaircr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:34 AM
Subject: CorvAircraft> KR Corvair Crash Mystery Solved
NTSB Identification: NYC06LA092
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, April 11, 2006 in North Andover, MA
Aircraft: Michaud KR2S, registration: N24065
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain
errors.
Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been
completed.
On April 11, 2006, at 0814 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt KR2S,
N24065,
was substantially damaged during a forced landing near North Andover,
Massachusetts, following a partial loss of engine power while departing
Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM), Lawrence, Massachusetts. The
certificated
private pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions
prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight
conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot
built the accident airplane over a period of approximately 10 years. The
airplane was equipped with a converted 1983 General Motors Corporation
Corvair automobile engine.
The accident flight was the first flight in the airplane. During the
initial
climb, about 200 feet agl, the engine lost partial power. Specifically,
the
propeller rpm decreased from 3,200, to 2,300. The pilot was unable to
maintain altitude, and the airplane struck trees in a residential area
during a forced landing. The airplane subsequently came to rest inverted
in
the trees.
Examination of the wreckage by the FAA inspector revealed approximately 2
gallons of fuel remaining in the airplane's 9-gallon header fuel tank. The
inspector did not observe any contamination in the airplane's fuel or fuel
filter.
Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama
see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
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