What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 10/15/2005 at 1003 EDT, an experimental amateur built aircraft model KR2, N212KR, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted crashed into the gulf of Mexico. According to a report from the Venice FL police department an unidentified person walking on the beach had reported seeing the airplane spiraling down into the water from approximately 1000 feet in the air. A second witness stated he was a friend of the pilot privacy data omitted and he was experimenting with different weights in the plane to see if a passenger could be carried, and he changed engines in the aircraft. Several attempts were made to locate and recover the aircraft but was unsuccessful due to the arrival of hurricane wilma. The pilot received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/15/2005 AT 1003 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT MODEL KR2, N212KR, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE VENICE FL POLICE DEPARTMENT AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON WALKING ON THE BEACH HAD REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE SPIRALING DOWN INTO THE WATER FROM APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET IN THE AIR. A SECOND WITNESS STATED HE WAS A FRIEND OF THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HE WAS EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT WEIGHTS IN THE PLANE TO SEE IF A PASSENGER COULD BE CARRIED, AND HE CHANGED ENGINES IN THE AIRCRAFT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOCATE AND RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE WILMA. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N212KR · 1
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