- Date
- May 2, 1986, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hagerstown, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4702YConner KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860502017739A
- Case key
- 13350
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg takeoff, the eng sputtered & quit at about 350' AGL. The plt rprtd that he turned on the electrical fuel pump, but did not get the eng started. Subsequently, the acft hit a tree & crashed inverted on the ground. An investigation revealed the push rod for the eng driven fuel pump would not move as the eng crankshaft was turned. However, when the fuel pump was removed from the eng, it operated normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4702Y
- Reported as
- Conner KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 6566 (61)
- Airframe hours
- 3
- Engine
- Revmaster R2100D, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James A Kelley
- Registered owner
- Lenuel P. Conner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- I61 · Hagerstown, runway 20, 4,000 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 8,500 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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