Amateur-built KR-2 accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, August 2, 1992
On August 2, 1992 at about 4:33 pm local time, a amateur-built KR-2, registered N86QT, was destroyed in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO PILOT INCAPACITATION AS A RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1992 · about 4:33 pm local time
- Place
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KR-2
- Registration
- N86QT · no longer on the register · serial 4725JHB
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS PARTICIPATING IN A FLY-BY DEMONSTRATION AT THE EAA CONVENTION. DURING INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT FOLLOWED BY A STEEP DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE FOUND. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT REVEALED ATHEROSCLEROTIC CHANGES IN THE HEART. THE LOCAL CORONER RULED THAT DEATH WAS DUE TO 'CARDIAC EVENT FOLLOWED BY CRASH.'
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: 2,070 hours in all; 243 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 1,629 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 243 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, March 28, 1992; 7 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,150 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Volkswagen 2180CC (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:33 pm from OSH, 2 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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