- Date
- September 18, 1984, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45757Homebuilt KR 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840918049719A
- Case key
- 16251
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Propeller system/accessories - improperCause
Proper climb rate - not possibleCause
Precautionary landing - performedFactor
Brakes(normal) - improperCause
Directional control - not maintained
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fence
Analysis
Plt installed a different propeller on acft to increase RPM and thrust. After takeoff plt was unable to gain sufficient alt to clr trees on base leg. Precautionary landing was made on a highway. Plt applied right brake during landing roll and acft traveled to the right down an 8 foot embankment and through a barbed wire fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45757
- Reported as
- Homebuilt KR 2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 007348951
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1834CC, 70 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephan (Nmn) Ernst
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 1V5 · Boulder, CO
- Airport
- Boulder Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 7 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.