- Date
- November 3, 1984, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Moorhead, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N317DKKragnes Acrosport II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841103059879A
- Case key
- 12947
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After 20 min flight, engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Plt executed forced lndg in rough field, acft nosed over on contact with uneven terrain during lndg roll. Plt stated he must have measured fuel quantity incorrectly during last refueling. Acft not equipped with fuel gage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N317DK
- Reported as
- Kragnes Acrosport II (ACROSPORT)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 247
- Airframe hours
- 95
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Kragnes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 18, 1984
- Departed
- Glydon, MN
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 394 total · 95 in this make and model · 364 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 195° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.