Kolb MARK II UNREG

Summary

On 29 July 2008 at about 00:30 local time, a Kolb MARK II registered UNREG, operated by Ronald J. Cappo, was involved in an accident near Chisholm, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 July 2008 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chisholm, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

47.6778, -93.0481

Aircraft

Kolb MARK II

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald J. Cappo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chisholm → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08LA219

1 person was seriously injured.

The loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The uncertificated pilot of an unregistered airplane encountered a partial loss of engine power about 200 feet above ground level and the airplane impacted tall vegetation during a forced landing. The pilot said the engine continued to run and it produced "no power." The pilot elected to land straight ahead and impacted "small brush" and tall grass in a "swamp." The pilot reported no airplane mechanical malfunctions associated with the flight. He, in part, stated, "Did not determine cause of power failure but could possibly be prevented by doing more [thorough] inspection of aircraft."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.