SEA77FA042

NTSB accident investigation · Kr-2 · Arlington, WA · July 24, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 24, 1977
Place
Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N43TSKr-2
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770724026629A
Case key
146217

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2088  77/7/24    ARLINGTON,WA        KR-2                CR-  1  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3000
        TIME - 1145                    N43TS               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           COPILOT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N43TS
Reported as
Kr-2
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Arlington

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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