WASHINGTON COUNTY, WI
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash of a small plane in a corn field in the Town of Barton on Tuesday morning, July 21st.
Deputies were dispatched to the scene on Country Trunk D around 8:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found the pilot was not hurt.
The investigation determined the pilot, a 58-year-old Harvest, Alabama man with 25 years of flying experience, had taken off from EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh and was traveling to DeKalb, Illinois. He was flying a home-built, experimental aircraft — and reached an altitude of approximately 7,500 feet.
Approximately 23 minutes into the flight, the engine suffered a mechanical failure which stalled the plane’s engine. The pilot then glided the aircraft for 15 miles attempting to reach a homemade air field in the Town of Barton which no longer exists. The pilot then landed the aircraft in a soy bean field, traveled several hundred feet and came to rest in a bordering corn field.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the FAA Milwaukee office. At this time it is believed that the engine suffered a mechanical failure while in flight.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash of a small plane in a corn field in the Town of Barton on Tuesday morning, July 21st.
Deputies were dispatched to the scene on Country Trunk D around 8:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found the pilot was not hurt.
The investigation determined the pilot, a 58-year-old Harvest, Alabama man with 25 years of flying experience, had taken off from EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh and was traveling to DeKalb, Illinois. He was flying a home-built, experimental aircraft — and reached an altitude of approximately 7,500 feet.
Approximately 23 minutes into the flight, the engine suffered a mechanical failure which stalled the plane’s engine. The pilot then glided the aircraft for 15 miles attempting to reach a homemade air field in the Town of Barton which no longer exists. The pilot then landed the aircraft in a soy bean field, traveled several hundred feet and came to rest in a bordering corn field.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the FAA Milwaukee office. At this time it is believed that the engine suffered a mechanical failure while in flight.
| Date: | 21-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | -08:15 |
| Type: |  Rand Robinson KR-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N891JF |
| C/n / msn: | 7219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | NW of Barton, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wittman Rgnl (KOSH) |
| DeKalb Taylor Muni (KDKB) |
Narrative:
Following a loss of engine power enroute from Oshkosh, the aircraft, an experimental Faughn built KR-2, force landed to farm field terrain east of Hahn Sky Ranch Airport (2T5), West Bend, Wisconsin. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured. Sources: http://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/plane-crashes-after-leaving-airventure-in-washington-county
http://www.wkow.com/story/29599245/2015/07/21/small-plane-goes-down-in-washington-county-field
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=891JF
http://jfaughn.com/other/kr/krgeneral/kr_2.html
Following a loss of engine power enroute from Oshkosh, the aircraft, an experimental Faughn built KR-2, force landed to farm field terrain east of Hahn Sky Ranch Airport (2T5), West Bend, Wisconsin. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured. Sources: http://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/plane-crashes-after-leaving-airventure-in-washington-county
http://www.wkow.com/story/29599245/2015/07/21/small-plane-goes-down-in-washington-county-field
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=891JF
http://jfaughn.com/other/kr/krgeneral/kr_2.html