Mark: 1983 Corvair Engine???? They discontinued the Corvair prior to 1970 did they not? The engine year must b3 a '63 not an '83 unless GM made engines in '83 in support of old products but I find that to be most unlikely.
Don Mark Langford wrote: > 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" <[email protected]> > To: "CorvAircraft (E-mail)" <[email protected]> > 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 > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
