Alfred Stevens KEN RAND KR-2 N232CM

Summary

On 11 August 1990 at about 20:30 local time, a Alfred Stevens KEN RAND KR-2 registered N232CM, operated by Ratcliffe, Steven, was involved in an accident near Ellensburg, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 August 1990 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellensburg, Washington, United States

Coordinates

46.9694, -120.4710

Aircraft

Alfred Stevens KEN RAND KR-2

Registration

N232CM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ratcliffe, Steven

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Renton → Ephrata

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA90LA160

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN OR VISUAL LOOKOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A TRANSMISSION WIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS ONE OF FOUR IN A FLIGHT FLYING LOW LEVEL AND FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY. THE AIRPLANES WERE FLYING ABREAST ONE ANOTHER AND THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE OTHERS ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM AS FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS NEAR NONEXISTANT DUE TO THE AIRPLANES CONFIGURATION. THE TERRAIN WAS ROLLING AND RISING IN FRONT OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRPLANE HAD A TENDENCY TO ROLL TO THE LEFT WHICH THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR. THE FLIGHT WAS THEN DIVERTED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT WHERE A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE THAT RAN ACROSS THE INTERSTATE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.