# Incident 19870501023399I: Amtrrn KR1, Decatur, IL, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 17:45 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8346° N, 88.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8346&lon=-88.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8029J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8029J-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sanders Homer F KR-1 (registry code 05648BF, https://openairdocs.org/model/sanders-homer-f-kr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRN KR1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 219 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501023399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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