Accident Rand KR-2 N83UT,
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Date:Wednesday 1 June 1983
Time:18:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic KR2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rand KR-2
Owner/operator:University Of Tennessee
Registration: N83UT
MSN: 01
Total airframe hrs:4 hours
Engine model:VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Dayton, TN -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR OVER 1 HR & WAS DESCENDING ONTO BASE LEG WHEN THE ENG QUIT RUNNING AS THE PLT WENT TO ADD POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A GRASSY AREA NEAR THE RWY. AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT HIT A DITCH DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THEN NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE MAGNETO REVEALED THAT THE POINTS WERE PITTED, CORRODED & WORN & THE MAGNETO WAS INOPERATIVE. IT WAS PURCHASED 2ND HAND & HAD AN ESTIMATED 400 HRS OF OPERATION. THE ENG WAS EQUIPPED WITH ONLY 1 MAGNETO.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL83LA207
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL83LA207

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Revision history:

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