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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Wermli KR2RANDROBIN · Anaconda, MT · June 12, 2009

Date: June 12, 2009 · 20:15 local
Place: Anaconda, MT
Airport: Bowman Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N40908
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA286
Reported as: Wermli KR2RANDROBIN
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N40908Registration cancelled Oct 31, 2013 · Wermling George A KR-2 RAND ROBINSONS/N KR-2-2 · Built 1995 Airframe modelWermling George A KR-2 RAND ROBINSON Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On the evening of June 12, 2009 at approximately 2030 local time, privacy data omitted, an uncertified and untrained owner of N90804, a rand Robinson, KR2 homebuilt aircraft became airborne from runway 16 at Anaconda airport, Montana (3U3). The aircraft crashed approximately 2000 feet down the runway and 45 ft to the left side after a near vertical descent. privacy data omitted Was severely injured and spent the night in the open having crawled from the wreck, and was found by another pilot at approximately 0600 the next morning. The weather was VFR although a front came through at the approximate time of the accident with gusty winds which may have caused privacy data omitted to lose control of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 12, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN UNCERTIFIED AND UNTRAINED OWNER OF N90804, A RAND ROBINSON, KR2 HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM RUNWAY 16 AT ANACONDA AIRPORT, MONTANA (3U3). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 45 FT TO THE LEFT SIDE AFTER A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE OPEN HAVING CRAWLED FROM THE WRECK, AND WAS FOUND BY ANOTHER PILOT AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 THE NEXT MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS VFR ALTHOUGH A FRONT CAME THROUGH AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH GUSTY WINDS WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09LA286Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnaconda, MTThe non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control during initial climb resulting in a stall/spin.Jun 13, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N40908 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950318009599IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Helena, MTNarrative: on March 18, 1995, at approximately 1409 MST, an experimental KR2, owned by george wermling, was on a pleasure flight. While landing with visual weather conditions prevailing, the aircraft veered sharply left prior to the runway 16-34 and 5-32. The…Mar 18, 1995 · Minor damage