19870501023399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrrn KR-1 · Decatur, IL · May 1, 1987

Date: May 1, 1987 · 17:45 local
Place: Decatur, IL
Airport: Decatur
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8029J
Reported as: Amtrrn KR1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 668 total219 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N8029JRegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Sanders Homer F KR-1S/N 1923 · Built 1983 Airframe modelSanders Homer F KR-1 Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Canopy opened during takeoff. Aircraft control affected. Landed gear up. Safety latch did not hold.

As the FAA filed it

CANOPY OPENED DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFFECTED. LANDED GEAR UP. SAFETY LATCH DID NOT HOLD.