ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267311
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| Date: | Friday 3 September 2021 |
| Time: | 10:16 |
| Type: |  Rand Robinson KR-2S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N729PK |
| MSN: | 1216 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | Chevrolet Corvair |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wadsworth Municipal Airport (3G3), Wadsworth, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wadsworth Municipal Airport, OH (3G3) |
| Wadsworth Municipal Airport, OH (3G3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On September 3, 2021, about 1016 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built Klapp KR2S airplane, N729PK, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wadsworth Municipal Airport (3G3), Wadsworth, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was returning the amateur-built airplane to the airport shortly after departure. The pilot of another airplane in the area reported that he heard the accident pilot announce that he was returning to the airport due to an unspecified canopy problem. The accident airplane subsequently pitched nose down into a small lake near the airport.
Postaccident examination of the recovered components found no anomalies. Portions of the canopy system were recovered, including the left hinge, but the right hinge and latching mechanism were not recovered. It is possible the left or right latching mechanism, which operated independently of each other, failed, or became disengaged; however, no determination could be made regarding the condition of the canopy at the time the pilot communicated the unspecified canopy issue.
It is also possible that an open canopy could have affected the airplane’s flight performance. However, due to the unique nature of the amateur-built airplane, the flight control and performance effects of a potentially open canopy during flight could not be quantified.
Based on the available evidence, the accident was the result of a loss of control for a reason that could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A loss of airplane control for a reason that could not be determined based on available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://eu.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/09/03/plane-crashes-near-airport-injuries-unknown-wadsworth/5714546001/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=729PK
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N729PK/history/20210903/1430Z/3G3/3G3
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a9c64a&lat=40.983&lon=-81.763&zoom=13.7&showTrace=2021-09-03
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Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the September 3, 2021, crash of a Rand Robin KR2S aircraft near Wadsworth, Ohio.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) September 3, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2021 20:58 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 03-Sep-2021 21:50 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2021 06:31 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Category] |
| 04-Sep-2021 06:33 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Sep-2021 20:55 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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