# Accident 20111006024789A: Rivers William J KR-2, Rural Retreat, VA, October 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2011, 13:10 local time
- Place: Rural Retreat, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8947° N, 81.3497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8947&lon=-81.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7026G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7026G-2012-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rivers William J KR-2 (registry code 05614X4, https://openairdocs.org/model/rivers-william-j-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RIVERS WILLIAM J KR-2
- Reported engine: HAPI 1835 60-2DMH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111006024789A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES AT MKJ, THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE BUT HAD NEVER FLOWN IT OR ANOTHER OF THE SAME TYPE.  THE WITNESSES SAID DURING THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT CONDUCTED NUMEROUS HIGH SPEED TAXIS ON THE RUNWAY TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE FEEL OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE WITNESSES ALSO SAID THE PILOT WOULD MOMENTARILY LIFT THE AIRPLANE OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN LAND, AGAIN IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPLANE.  THEY SAID AFTER LUNCH THE PILOT AGAIN PERFORMED A NUMBER OF HIGH SPEED TAXIS BEFORE TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 8 AND DEPARTING THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT.  BOTH EYEWITNESSES WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CLIMBED TO WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS PATTERN ALTITUDE AND THEN MAKE A LEFT TURN.  THEY SAID THE AIRPLANE'S CLIMB AND TURN APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE STALLED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN AND BEGAN A SPIN BEFORE GOING OUT OF SIGHT BEHIND A TREE LINE.  SHORTLY AFTER GOING OUT OF SIGHT THE WITNESSES SAW A PLUME OF BLACK SMOKE RISING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN.  THE WITNESSES SAID THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING SATISFACTORILY DURING THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT'S GROUND OPERATIONS AND ON CLIMB OUT FROM MKJ.

## 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 ERA12LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA011), Oct 6, 2011: Rivers William J KR-2 (N7026G), Wytheville, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane make and model.

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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