ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39465
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| Date: | Saturday 23 July 1983 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: | Rand Robinson KR-1 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N98BB |
| MSN: | BB2-78-KR1VW |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen 1622CC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seal Beach, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Corona, CA (CA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACFT APCHD AT ABOUT 1000 FT, MADE 3 CIRCLES & HEADED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE ACFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO MAKE A STEEP BANKED TURN TOWARD THE WITNESS AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 200 TO 300 FT ABOVE THE WATER. IT THEN NOSED DOWN, ROLLED OVER & ENTER A DIVE WITH FULL POWER, HITTING THE WATER, NOSE & 1 WING 1ST. ENOUGH OF THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED TO DETERMINE THAT ALL CONTROLS WERE INTACT & HAD MAINTAINED CONTINUITY. THE ENG WAS NOT RECOVERED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X43787
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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