Johnson-Rand KR-2 N17VE
5 April 1985 · Laporte, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 April 1985 at about 19:52 local time, a Johnson-Rand KR-2 registered N17VE was involved in an accident near Laporte, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laporte, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laporte Municipal (T41)
- Coordinates
- 29.6609, -95.0393
- Aircraft
- Johnson-Rand KR-2
- Registration
- N17VE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85FRA01
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF APRX 30 FT AGL, THE ACFT ROLLED INVERTED AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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