- Date
- April 8, 1986, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cheney, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N161JDGlasair 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860408010499A
- Case key
- 34063
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft approached Cheney lake, west of wichita, Kansas at low altitude from the southeast. Several witnesses fishing from the bank saw the acft pass near the Cheney lake marina heading toward the lake. The acft then entered a spin and crashed into the lake about 100 yds from the shore. VMC with strong, gusty surface winds prevailed at the time of the acdt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N161JD
- Reported as
- Glasair 2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 322
- Airframe hours
- 290
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James B. Degner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1985 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- 3KM · Wichita, KS
- Destination
- GBD · Great Bend, KS
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,280 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 16 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ICT, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.