Balzer DSK-1 N85RB

Summary

On 1 November 1981 at about 14:13 local time, a Balzer DSK-1 registered N85RB was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Washington, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 November 1981 at 14:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Washington, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Warren

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Balzer DSK-1

Registration

N85RB

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Test

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2100

1 person 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

R WING FNT SPAR FAILED AT ATCH BOLT HOLE.1/8 IN HOLE FND NR ATCH HOLE.CONTD TKOF ON HI SPD TAXI CK

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.