- Date
- August 4, 1983, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1369NBlack KR1
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830804038629A
- Case key
- 12293
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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 acft was observed to touchdown on rwy 27; become airborne, climb out and turn toward the airport crashing 500 ft short of the rwy. FAA examination of the wreckage did not reveal any evidence of flight control failure/malfunction or pre-impact plt incapacitation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1369N
- Reported as
- Black KR1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- RA25160412
- Airframe hours
- 111
- Engine
- Volkswagen 60, 60 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Patrick R. Black
- Departed
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
- Airport
- Y78 · Rainbow, runway 27, 2,140 × 30 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 97 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.