Karns SKY RANGER N106RK

Summary

On 14 June 2019 at about 22:55 local time, a Karns SKY RANGER registered N106RK, operated by Roxand Cruz, was involved in an accident near Hedgesville, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

14 June 2019 at 22:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Hedgesville, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Green Landings Private Residen (WV22)

Coordinates

39.5747, -77.9714

Aircraft

Karns SKY RANGER

Registration

N106RK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Roxand Cruz

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hedgesville → Hedgesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA172

2 people had minor injuries.

A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to the formation of carburetor ice while on the ground, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The noncertificated pilot and passenger had just departed for a local flight. After takeoff, when the airplane was about 100-150 ft above ground level, the pilot felt a loss of engine power and the engine speed decreased to about 3,000 rpm. About 3 seconds later, the engine speed decreased to about 2,300 rpm. The pilot said that he was unable to land on the remaining runway and there were power lines near the departure end of the runway, so he performed a turn back toward the departure runway. According to the pilot, the airplane descended and impacted terrain and sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. According to a carburetor icing chart, the weather conditions were conducive for serious carburetor icing at glide power, about the time of the accident, which would have allowed for carbuerator ice to build up while at reduced power on the ground. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.