# NTSB NYC82FHD15: Gregg KR-2, N38DR, Middletown, DE, June 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 11, 1982, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place: Middletown, DE
- Location: 39.4417° N, 75.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4417&lon=-75.7174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHD15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71688/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHD15

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - fuel system,carburetor - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - foreign object (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
- Vortex turbulence encountered, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach

## Analysis

THE ENG FAILED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AFTER THE PLT APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A POWER-OFF APPROACH TO THE RWY BUT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE FROM ANOTHER ACFT PASSING BELOW HIM ON FINAL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL & ENTER A SPIN. AFTER RECOVERY THE ACFT PASSED UNDER WIRES & CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD. THE ENG WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTER-MARKET CARB. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED THE MAIN METERING JET WAS BLOCKED WITH RUBBER FROM A DISINTEGRATED "O" RING INTENDED TO SEAL THE JET IN THE CARB BODY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N38DR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GREGG KR-2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 218407674
- Airframe hours: 2
- Engines: REV. MASTER (VW) 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David Gregg
- Registered owner: David Gregg
- Departed: SUMMIT AIRPARK, DE
- Destination: SUMMIT AIRPARK, DE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 234 total, 48 in this make and model, 200 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 167 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820611021789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611021789A), Jun 11, 1982: Amtrra KR2, Middletown, DE, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern, was cut off by other traffic on landing. Lost control in wake turbulence. Carb jet fouled.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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