Heinrichs RAND KR-2 N63BH
17 August 1990 · Barnegat, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1990 at about 17:45 local time, a Heinrichs RAND KR-2 registered N63BH was involved in an accident near Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barnegat, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Heinrichs RAND KR-2
- Registration
- N63BH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toms River → Manahawkin
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC90DHD03
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO MAGNETO FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS, AND THEN LOOKED FOR A SUITABLE SITE FOR A FORCED LANDING. THE TERRAIN WAS WOODED, WITH POWER LINES AND HOMES. THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE FLEW BENEATH POWER LINES TO LAND ON A ROAD, WHERE IT IMPACTED A CAR AND OVERTURNED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING HAD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1990 | Piper 28R | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | Gibson Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1990 | Cessna 150J | Mannington Twp, New Jersey, United States | Irving Heinly | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | New Jersey Aero Club, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1990 | Cessna C337 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1990 | Cessna 150F | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | Randy Fanelli | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1990 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Mansur T. Aftab | Fatal | 1 |