Tate SNS-7 N22KT

Summary

On 8 August 1984 at about 22:20 local time, a Tate SNS-7 registered N22KT was involved in an accident near Larned, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 1984 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Larned, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.1802, -99.1009

Aircraft

Tate SNS-7

Registration

N22KT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Larned → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84LA243

2 people 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

PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF A LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED. PLT PULLED UP TO FLY OVER PWR LINES RATHER THAN HIT A FENCE UNDER THE LINES. THE ACFT CLEARED THE WIRES THEN STALLED INTO A FIELD. THE PLT STATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGHDURING THE PREVIOUS FLT SO HE ADJUSTED THE FUEL INJECTION SERVO TO THE LEAN SIDE. THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS BENCH TESTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.