ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34564
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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 1995 |
| Time: | 17:51 LT |
| Type: |  Rand Robinson KR-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Tommie D. Kilgore |
| Registration: | N49TK |
| MSN: | 7650 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23 hours |
| Engine model: | VOLKSWAGEN TYPE III |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alanson, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Harbor Springs, MI |
| Atlanta, MI (Y93) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES DESCENDING NOSE LOW AND/OR MAKING LARGE CIRCLES WHILE DESCENDING. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND MADE NO LATERAL MARKS ON THE GROUND AFTER IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S CONTROL SYSTEM AND ENGINE FOUND NO ANOMALIES THAT WOULD PREVENT FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE POWER. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL. NO OTHER FUEL WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE PILOT HAD A HISTORY OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCT AND CORONARY BYPASS GRAFTS ABOUT FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE FAA HAD ISSUED HIM A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON JANUARY 3, 1995. THE PILOT'S AUTOPSY STATED THE PILOT'S CAUSE OF DEATH WAS MULTIPLE INJURIES AND ARTERIOSCLEROSIS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
Probable Cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel, and failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in a stall/spin and collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA175
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 14:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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