# Accident 20210903015269A: Klapp Peter A KLAPP KR-2S, Wadsworth, OH, September 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2021, 10:16 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Wadsworth
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0036° N, 81.7389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0036&lon=-81.7389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N729PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Klapp Peter A KLAPP KR-2S (registry code 056368S, https://openairdocs.org/model/klapp-peter-a-klapp-kr-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KLAPP PETER A KLAPP KR-2S
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210903015269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF SOUTHBOUND RWY 20. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM AIRPORT MADE LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. PILOT ANNOUNCED HE WAS DOWNWIND TO RWY 20 AND HAD A CANOPY FAILURE. WHILE ON DOWNWIND APPROACH APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF AIRPORT AND PARALLEL WITH RUNWAY AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND PLUNGED INTO A DEEP QUARRY POND.

## 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 CEN21LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA395), Sep 3, 2021: Klapp Peter A Klapp KR-2S (N729PK), Wadsworth, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of airplane control for a reason that could not be determined based on available information.

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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