Taylor Lonsdale KR-2 N99PT

Summary

On 19 April 1986 at about 00:10 local time, a Taylor Lonsdale KR-2 registered N99PT, operated by Paul S. LAW, was involved in an accident near Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 April 1986 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesboro, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Waynesboro (W13)

Coordinates

38.0602, -78.8992

Aircraft

Taylor Lonsdale KR-2

Registration

N99PT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul S. LAW

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO86FID03

2 people died.

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 AIRPORT OPERATOR, CALEB GLICK, WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT WHEN HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TURNING BASE FOR RUNWAY 23 AT WAYNESBORO AIRPORT. SHORTLY THERAFTER HE LOST SIGHT OF N99PT AND NEXT OBSERVED IT AS IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN BACK OF HIS CAR. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND IN A DEVELOPING STALL SITUATION. AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE EXAMINATION DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY MALFUNCTIONS HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 POUNDS OVER THE DESIGNER'S ORIGINAL WEIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE OPERATING LIMITATIONS FOR THE AIRCRAFT CAUTIONED AGAINST OPERATION OVER THE ORIGINAL WEIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.