- Date
- June 22, 1985, 07:17 local (13:17 UTC)
- Place
- Laurel, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8483YFailing/Rand-Robinson KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850622026959A
- Case key
- 16571
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg a test flt, the plt made a fast taxi run, then took off on rwy 21. After takeoff, he made a gradual climb & shallow left turns to a downwind, circled the arpt & reentered a downwind for rwy 21. Witnesses reported that the plt made a power reduction & began a shallow base turn. The left wing then dropped & the acft entered a spin. After spinning about 2/3 of a turn, the acft impacted the ground in a steep dscnt. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd. The plt had logged no flt time for KR-2 acft; however, he had previously flown N8483Y on 1/26/84. On that flt, he had a problem with being unfamiliar with the sensitivity of the flt controls & decided to abort. During the landing (on 1/26/84), the landing gear & prop were damaged. Toxicology tests showed that the plt had a blood/alcohol level of 47 mg% (0.047%), but no alcohol was fnd in his urine. The amount of blood/alcohol due to putrefaction was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8483Y
- Reported as
- Failing/Rand-Robinson KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2560
- Airframe hours
- 17
- Engine
- Revmaster 2100D, 76 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul R. Schulz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 6S8
- Destination
- 6S8
- Airport
- 6S8 · Laurel, runway 21, 3,800 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 701 total · 1 in this make and model · 682 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIL, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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