- Date
- June 1, 1983, 18:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Dayton, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N83UTRand KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830601021989A
- Case key
- 6078
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had been airborne for over 1 hr & was descending onto base leg when the eng quit running as the plt went to add power. A forced landing was made in a grassy area near the rwy. After the acft touched down, it hit a ditch during the roll-out, then nosed over. An exam of the magneto revealed that the points were pitted, corroded & worn & the magneto was inoperative. It was purchased 2nd hand & had an estimated 400 hrs of operation. The eng was equipped with only 1 magneto.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83UT
- Reported as
- Rand KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Airframe hours
- 4
- Engine
- Volkswagen BEETLE, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- University Of Tennessee
- Airport
- 2A0 · Marx Anton, runway 21, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 4 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.