# Accident 20110604012039A: Malkin Roy K SEAREY, Crystal, MN, June 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2011, 18:37 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0619° N, 93.3539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0619&lon=-93.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242RM-2017-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Malkin Roy K SEAREY (registry code 05619RK, https://openairdocs.org/model/malkin-roy-k-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MALKIN ROY K SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912-S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 94 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604012039A

## Narrative

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

ARRIVED ON SCENE 06/04/2011 AT 1915.  TOOK NUMEROUS PHOTOS OF EXPERIMENTAL SEAREY IN AN INVERTED POSITION LOCATED IN BETWEEN THE PARALLEL RUNWAYS ON 32R/L AT KMIC.  SPOKE WITH ATC AND SEVERAL SHERIFF DEPUTIES.  INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED FUEL THAT WAS BROWNISH IN COLOR AND HAD A SMELL THAT RESEMBLED PAINT THINNER.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT 4-5 BALLAST WEIGHTS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

## 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 CEN11LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA374), Jun 4, 2011: Malkin Roy K Searey (N242RM), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the degraded engine performance due to the improper…

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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