- Date
- July 21, 1983, 19:33 local (Jul 22, 1983, 02:33 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3382FFinamore KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830721036099A
- Case key
- 39736
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Analysis
The acft lost power at about 100 ft AGL during takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing straight ahead into a grain field. The high vegetation caused enough drag on the landing gear to nose the acft over. Examination of the engine revealed that the high tension lead from the coil to the distributor was cracked at the distributor connection and was making intermittent contact. This was a homebuilt acft with an automotive-type engine. The owner/builder said that the distributor lead in question and points and condenser were installed only one half hour flying time before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3382F
- Reported as
- Finamore KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 4297
- Airframe hours
- 15
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1834CC, 56 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eugene P. Finamore
- Last inspection
- Unknown · February 7, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- HIO · Hillsboro, runway 2, 4,049 × 150 ft
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 3 in this make and model · 59 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PDX, 15 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.