Amateur-built 200 accident near N. Kingstown, Rhode Island, May 2, 1993
On May 2, 1993 at about 7:40 pm local time, a amateur-built 200, registered N687EA, was substantially damaged in an accident near N. Kingstown, Rhode Island (Quonset State airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 2, 1993 · about 7:40 pm local time
- Place
- N. Kingstown, Rhode Island · Quonset State
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built 200
- Registration
- N687EA · no longer on the register · serial 2411
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE FLARE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5, THE AIRPLANE 'BALLOONED' AND THEN LANDED HARD. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING CRACKED, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, ENTERED A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 12 KNOTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 450 hours in all; 152 in this make and model; 327 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 152 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 1992; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,250 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 4,003 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:00 pm from OQU, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N687EA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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