- Date
- November 6, 1983, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Greer, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N25134Rand KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831106057809A
- Case key
- 6382
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to a witness, the plt began an apch to rwy 9, but made a go-around, then maneuvered to land on rwy 27. The witness stated that during the turn to final apch for rwy 27, the acft descended rapidly in a nose down attitude until it disappeared behind trees. The witness stated the acft 'seemed to lose power.' However, the plt's son provided photos & comments that indicated the eng was operating at impact. Other witness statements & an exam of the wreckage indicated that the acft impacted in a flat attitude following a mushed stall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25134
- Reported as
- Rand KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1594
- Airframe hours
- 225
- Engine
- Volkswagen UNK, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brian S. Benjamin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1983
- Departed
- SPA · Spartanburg, SC
- Airport
- PVT · Sloan'S Airstrip, runway 27, 2,200 × ft
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 225 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.