Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL84LA039

GREER, SC, USA

Aircraft #1

N25134

RAND KR-2

Analysis

ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE PLT BEGAN AN APCH TO RWY 9, BUT MADE A GO-AROUND, THEN MANEUVERED TO LAND ON RWY 27. THE WITNESS STATED THAT DURING THE TURN TO FINAL APCH FOR RWY 27, THE ACFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES. THE WITNESS STATED THE ACFT 'SEEMED TO LOSE POWER.' HOWEVER, THE PLT'S SON PROVIDED PHOTOS & COMMENTS THAT INDICATED THE ENG WAS OPERATING AT IMPACT. OTHER WITNESS STATEMENTS & AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THAT THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE FOLLOWING A MUSHED STALL.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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