Probably staright off the end of the runway. Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee
>From: Serge VIDAL <[email protected]> >Reply-To: KRnet <[email protected]> >To: KRnet <[email protected]> >Subject: Réf. : KR> Fw: CorvAircraft> KR Corvair Crash Mystery Solved >Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:21:01 +0200 > >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" <[email protected]> > >Envoyé par : [email protected] >25/04/2006 19:10 >Veuillez répondre à KRnet >Remis le : 25/04/2006 19:10 > > > Pour : "KRnet" <[email protected]> > cc : [email protected], (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) > 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" <[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 > > >_______________________________________ >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
