- Date
- November 3, 1984, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Delaware, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4486VWells KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841103075649A
- Case key
- 12952
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Analysis
According to the plt, he made a normal takeoff in his home built acft & started to climb on a flt path that went over a warehouse. He reported that he encountered a thermal & severe turbulence which were created by the warehouse. He stated that this caused the plane to bank steeply to almost 90 deg. The plt initiated corrective action, but the acft went inverted & subsequently crashed onto the warehouse roof.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4486V
- Reported as
- Wells KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 4707
- Airframe hours
- 83
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lrtoy A. Wells
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- DLZ · Delaware, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 223 total · 2 in this make and model · 223 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.