Gregg KR-2 N38DR
11 June 1982 · Middletown, Delaware, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1982 at about 20:10 local time, a Gregg KR-2 registered N38DR, operated by David Gregg, was involved in an accident near Middletown, Delaware, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gregg KR-2
- Registration
- N38DR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David Gregg
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Summit Airpark → Summit Airpark
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FHD15
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
THE ENG FAILED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AFTER THE PLT APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A POWER-OFF APPROACH TO THE RWY BUT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE FROM ANOTHER ACFT PASSING BELOW HIM ON FINAL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL & ENTER A SPIN. AFTER RECOVERY THE ACFT PASSED UNDER WIRES & CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD. THE ENG WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTER-MARKET CARB. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED THE MAIN METERING JET WAS BLOCKED WITH RUBBER FROM A DISINTEGRATED "O" RING INTENDED TO SEAL THE JET IN THE CARB BODY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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