KR2 don't seem vulnerable to ice. I was heavily iced up flying to Japan, till I ditched the IFR flight plan and went VFR along the coast to get out of the snow clouds and melt the build up. The ice seemed to make no significant deterioration to flight characteristics or performance. No idea what happened to Ken, loss of control for sure, but I doubt it had anything to do with icing.
Though I've seen many gliders written off through flutter, from their pilots flying near, at or over VNE. CH.
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