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Wells KR-2 N4486V

3 November 1984 · Delaware, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 3 November 1984 at about 16:15 local time, a Wells KR-2 registered N4486V was involved in an accident near Delaware, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Delaware, Ohio, United States
Coordinates
40.2900, -83.0807
Aircraft
Wells KR-2
Registration
N4486V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Delaware → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA044

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE MADE A NORMAL TAKEOFF IN HIS HOME BUILT ACFT & STARTED TO CLIMB ON A FLT PATH THAT WENT OVER A WAREHOUSE. HE REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A THERMAL & SEVERE TURBULENCE WHICH WERE CREATED BY THE WAREHOUSE. HE STATED THAT THIS CAUSED THE PLANE TO BANK STEEPLY TO ALMOST 90 DEG. THE PLT INITIATED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT THE ACFT WENT INVERTED & SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED ONTO THE WAREHOUSE ROOF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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