Finamore KR-2 N3382F

Summary

On 22 July 1983 at about 02:33 local time, a Finamore KR-2 registered N3382F was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon, 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.

Date

22 July 1983 at 02:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Hillsboro (HIO)

Coordinates

45.4402, -122.9590

Aircraft

Finamore KR-2

Registration

N3382F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA156

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT LOST POWER AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A GRAIN FIELD. THE HIGH VEGETATION CAUSED ENOUGH DRAG ON THE LANDING GEAR TO NOSE THE ACFT OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE HIGH TENSION LEAD FROM THE COIL TO THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS CRACKED AT THE DISTRIBUTOR CONNECTION AND WAS MAKING INTERMITTENT CONTACT. THIS WAS A HOMEBUILT ACFT WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE-TYPE ENGINE. THE OWNER/BUILDER SAID THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR LEAD IN QUESTION AND POINTS AND CONDENSER WERE INSTALLED ONLY ONE HALF HOUR FLYING TIME BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.