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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lester Robert E KR-2 · Boca Raton, FL · March 1, 2012

Date: March 1, 2012 · 07:45 local
Place: Boca Raton, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1701L
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA198
Reported as: Lester Robert E KR-2
Reported engine: Chevrolet CORVAIR
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N1701LRegistered now · Lester Robert E KR-2S/N 4176 Airframe modelLester Robert E KR-2

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was on approach to land on runway 23, when it experienced an engine failure and subsequently came to a stop in the fence line short of runway 23. A post-accident investigation revealed that the air intake tube had become loose and blocked airflow into the carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23, WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE FENCE LINE SHORT OF RUNWAY 23. A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIR INTAKE TUBE HAD BECOME LOOSE AND BLOCKED AIRFLOW INTO THE CARBURETOR.

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 ERA12CA198Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoca Raton, FLThe failure of the airplane’s engine air inlet system resulting in a total loss of engine power.Mar 1, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1701L · 1

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

Accident 20050517012609AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Vienna, GA(-23) On may 17, 2005, at approximately 1013 EDT, a KR2, an amateur built experimental aircraft, N1701L crash landed approximately six miles east of Vienna, Georgia on Georgia highway 215. The crash location was N32.04.567' latitude and W083.41.455'…May 17, 2005 · Substantial damage