- Date
- October 6, 1982, 08:05 local (13:05 UTC)
- Place
- Fairview, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2263NRand KR2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821006051549A
- Case key
- 70660
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot overflew his destination and attempted to locate the airport. The pilot realized his fuel supply was low and decided to land in an open field. The aircraft's left wing struck the ground during the landing and the aircraftcartwheeled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2263N
- Reported as
- Rand KR2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- L1-1
- Airframe hours
- 61
- Engine
- Volkswagon 1300, 36 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert J. Spaulding
- Registered owner
- Robert J. Spaulding
- Departed
- Canton, IL
- Destination
- Mccomb, IL
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 416 total · 61 in this make and model · 408 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.