- Date
- September 20, 1974
- Place
- Adrian, MI · ADRIAN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6364Ward-Rand KR-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740920038359A
- Case key
- 138706
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3629 74/9/20 ADRIAN,MICH WARD-RAND KR-1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 50, 228 TIME - 1612 N6364 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADRIAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADRIAN,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG VW1200.THROTTLE CTL UNDAMAGED,THROTTLE CTL WIRE WAS DISCONNECTED.AUTOMOTIVE TYPE CONNECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6364
- Reported as
- Ward-Rand KR-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Adrian
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.