- Date
- July 10, 1989, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Perry, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1066Bristow KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890710021399A
- Case key
- 34830
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Probable cause
Fuel starvation caused by fuel contamination.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flying his newly built homebuilt aircraft, the plt said he experienced a progressive power failure. An emergency descent was made into a bean field resulting in substantial damage to the acft and minor injuries to the plt. Post accident investigation revealed some fiberglass contaminants in the fuel line which would cause fuel starvation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1066
- Reported as
- Bristow KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- RMB1
- Engine
- Revmaster 3201, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bristow, Raymond M.
- Registered owner
- Bristow, Raymond M
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- PRO · Perry, IA
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 385 total · 301 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FOD, 45 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.
Other investigations on N1066 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.