# Accident 20011201031339A: Byrd Gene KR-2S, Linden, NC, December 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2001, 17:10 local time
- Place: Linden, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2503° N, 78.7400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2503&lon=-78.7400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N366KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366KR-2002-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Byrd Gene KR-2S (registry code 05603WY, https://openairdocs.org/model/byrd-gene-kr-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011201031339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) APPROACHING RUNWAY TOWARD THE SETTING SUN, GLARE FROM SUN OBSTRUCTED PILOTS VIEW. LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY (DUE TO GLARE) AND DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTER AND LEFT WING STRUCK TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA038), Dec 1, 2001: Byrd KR-2S (N366KR), Linden, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to correct a condition where visual contact with the terrain was lost due to sunshine glare, resulting in collision with a tree during final approach for landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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