Rand/Robinson KR2 N82CG
8 July 1985 · Pullman, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1985 at about 18:00 local time, a Rand/Robinson KR2 registered N82CG was involved in an accident near Pullman, Washington, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pullman, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pullman-Moscow (PUW)
- Coordinates
- 46.7192, -117.1801
- Aircraft
- Rand/Robinson KR2
- Registration
- N82CG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pullman → Pullman
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA158
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
THE PLT HAD BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH HIS HOMEBUILT ACFT'S ENG RUNNING ROUGH BEFORE THIS FLT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF A LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED. IT WAS A HOT DAY WITH THE TEMP BEING 90 DEGS F OR BETTER. FAA INSPECTORS FOUND THE TOURQUE VALUE TO BE QUESTIONABLE ON ALL SPARK PLUGS. THE CARBURETOR AND MIXTURE CABLES SHOWED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SLIPPAGEWITHIN THE HOUSING. THE MAIN PWR WIRE PROVIDING THE NECESSARY 12 VOLTS PWR FOR THE OPERATION OF THIS SYSTEM WAS FOUND LOOSE ON THE TERMINAL OF THE ACFT'S MASTER SWITCH. TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT IGNITION SYSTEMS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. FAA INSPECTORS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCURATE MEANS OF DETERMINING THE TIMING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Spanaway, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft BE-77 | Pasco, Washington, United States | Karl Bergstorm | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1985 | Cessna TU206F | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1985 | Cessna 177A | Stanwood, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1985 | Grumman 164A | Ritzville, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Bremerton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |