- Date
- May 27, 1991, 11:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Twisp, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N47KRGreg Smith KR-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19910527017189A19910527060479A
- Case key
- 41439
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power in flight due to shorted magneto wires, resulting from inadequate maintenance inspection by the pilot.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The engine quit while the pilot was maneuvering at a low alt AGL and the acft impacted terrain during the forced landing. Insp of acft revealed a shorted magneto condenser wire. The stu pilot had no instr endorsement for the flight or license to perform maint insp of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47KR
- Reported as
- Greg Smith KR-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1947
- Engine
- Volkswagen 2110CC, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael J. Conte
- Registered owner
- Michael J. Conte
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- S52 · Winthrop, WA
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.