KR-2 N27JK

Summary

On 1 July 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a KR-2 registered N27JK, operated by D.j. Karr, was involved in an accident near McWhorter, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 July 1982 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McWhorter, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

KR-2

Registration

N27JK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

D.j. Karr

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Pleasant

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82FLQ07

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THIS WAS A HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN UNCERTIFICATED, VARIABLE PITCH, PROPELLER. DURING FLIGHT, A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED AND THE PLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON UPWARD SLOPING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER HAD ABOUT 57 HRS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.