Lawson Special DG-1 N922

Summary

On 22 August 1982 at about 21:15 local time, a Lawson Special DG-1 registered N922, operated by William R & Kathryn A. Rhymer, was involved in an accident near Ozark, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 August 1982 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ozark, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Air Park South (2K2)

Coordinates

37.0107, -93.2000

Aircraft

Lawson Special DG-1

Registration

N922

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William R & Kathryn A. Rhymer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ozark → Carthage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82FA153

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A FLY-IN. SEVERAL HUNDRED SPECTATORS WERE AT THE ARPT. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF RWY 18 IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE, THE LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN & THE ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE. THE ACFT IMPACTED ABOUT 50 FT EAST OF THE RWY HEADING SE & THEN SLID ABOUT 200 FT ACROSS THE GRASS BEFORE HITTING THREE SPECTATORS WHO WERE POSITIONED ALONG A LINE 200 FT EAST OF THE NORTH RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT A RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL AIRPLANE APPEARED IN FRONT OF HIM JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF & HE INSTINCTIVELY BANKED TO AVOID THE MODEL. A WITNESS SAID HE SAW R/C'S OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE RWY BEFORE & AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.