- Date
- August 22, 1982, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ozark, MO
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor; on the ground: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N922Lawson Special DG-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820822040279A
- Case key
- 72133
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident occurred during a fly-in. Several hundred spectators were at the arpt. The acft lifted off rwy 18 in a nose-high attitude, the left wing dipped down & the acft settled back to the ground in a nose-high attitude. The acft impacted about 50 ft east of the rwy heading se & then slid about 200 ft across the grass before hitting three spectators who were positioned along a line 200 ft east of the north rwy. The plt stated that a radio controlled model airplane appeared in front of him just after lift-off & he instinctively banked to avoid the model. A witness said he saw r/c's operating in the vicinity of the rwy before & at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N922
- Reported as
- Lawson Special DG-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 3
- Airframe hours
- 438
- Engine
- Continental C85-8FJ, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William R & Kathryn A. Rhymer
- Registered owner
- William R & Kathryn A. Rhymer
- Departed
- 2K2 · Ozark, MO
- Destination
- H20 · Carthage, MO
- Airport
- 2K2 · Air Park South, runway 17, 2,535 × 40 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 184 total · 59 in this make and model · 136 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
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