Glasair 2 N161JD

Summary

On 8 April 1986 at about 22:30 local time, a Glasair 2 registered N161JD was involved in an accident near Cheney, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 April 1986 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cheney, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.6195, -97.7802

Aircraft

Glasair 2

Registration

N161JD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Great Bend

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86FA083

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

THE ACFT APPROACHED CHENEY LAKE, WEST OF WICHITA, KANSAS AT LOW ALTITUDE FROM THE SOUTHEAST. SEVERAL WITNESSES FISHING FROM THE BANK SAW THE ACFT PASS NEAR THE CHENEY LAKE MARINA HEADING TOWARD THE LAKE. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A SPIN AND CRASHED INTO THE LAKE ABOUT 100 YDS FROM THE SHORE. VMC WITH STRONG, GUSTY SURFACE WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACDT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.