- Date
- June 27, 1987, 08:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Watsonville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N75JLRand KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870627027539A
- Case key
- 25349
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after take-off on runway 19, the engine began 'sputtering' and losing power. The pilot tried adjusting mixture and throttle controls. The engine continued 'sputtering' and losing power and the pilot initiated an emergency descent. Having gained no more than 200' AGL, and due to terrain factors the pilot attempted to descend over a line of trees and land in a field. The pilot could not maintain sufficient altitude to clear the trees and collided with the terrain. The pilot disassembled the engine and found no broken parts. However, he noted an unidentified white chalky substance in and around the 'left' two cylinders. The loss of power was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75JL
- Reported as
- Rand KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 6640
- Engine
- Volkswagen 2100, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Victor Myev
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- WVI · Watsonville, CA
- Airport
- Watsonville, runway 19, 4,500 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total · 1,695 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.