# NTSB ATL82FLQ07: KR-2, N27JK, Mcwhorter, KY, July 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: July 1, 1982, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Mcwhorter, KY
- Location: 37.2343° N, 83.9999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McWhorter, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2343&lon=-83.9999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLQ07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71639/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLQ07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - normal
  - propeller system/accessories,blade - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THIS WAS A HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN UNCERTIFICATED, VARIABLE PITCH, PROPELLER. DURING FLIGHT, A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED AND THE PLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON UPWARD SLOPING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER HAD ABOUT 57 HRS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27JK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27JK-1982-09-21), registration cancelled 1982-09-21, S/N 13650715, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KR-2
- Registry model: [Karr KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/karr-kr-2) (registry code 05648H6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 13650715
- Airframe hours: 57
- Engines: REVMASTER R-2100D 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: D.J. Karr
- Registered owner: D.J. Karr
- Departed: NASHVILLE, TN
- Destination: PLEASANT, WV

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,760 total, 57 in this make and model, 1,760 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 181 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820701025759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701025759A), Jul 1, 1982: Amtrra KR2, Mcwhorter, KY, Destroyed. Propeller blades separated en route. Crash landed on a hillside. Cause of separation undetermined.

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.

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