Eddie A. Smith KR-2 accident near Bell Buckle, TN
On October 16, 1999, an Eddie A. Smith KR-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bell Buckle, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 16, 1999
- Place
- Bell Buckle, TN
- Aircraft
- Eddie A. Smith KR-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.589°N, 86.351°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20011
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 16, 1999, about 1232 central daylight time, a homebuilt KR-2, N85ES, registered to a private individual, experienced an in-flight loss of control and uncontrolled collision with terrain near Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 1200 from the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. According to FAA personnel, a fuel receipt dated the day of the accident about 1151, indicates 5 gallons of 100 low lead aviation fuel were purchased at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The flight departed then flew to the Bomar Field-Shelbyville Municipal Airport where the airplane was observed to land on runway 18 and takeoff immediately. While flying northbound, northeast of the airport, the closest witness heard the engine, 'sputtering and spitting', followed by seeing the airplane enter a sharp turn to the west. The engine was heard to quit or go silent and the airplane was observed to enter a nose low spiral. The airplane was observed to descend vertical and was lost behind obstructions. Witnesses who responded to the sight before rescue personnel arrived reported no evidence of a large quantity of fuel; however, one of the EMT personnel reported that the shoes of the passenger were soaked with fuel. The doctor at the hospital where the pilot and passenger were initially examine
Probable cause
The poor in-flight planning decision by the pilot-in-command for continuing the flight with inadequate fuel supply and the inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command following total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Findings in the accident were the pilot's intentional operation of the airplane with a passenger without providing a restraint system to that person, and operation of the air
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
