# Accident 20130511008359A: Ankerstar Bradley D RAND-ROBINSON KR2, Hamilton, OH, May 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2013, 18:19 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Airport: Butler County Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3606° N, 84.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3606&lon=-84.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N774A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N774A-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ankerstar Bradley D RAND-ROBINSON KR2 (registry code 05622S0, https://openairdocs.org/model/ankerstar-bradley-d-rand-robinson-kr2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANKERSTAR BRADLEY D RAND-ROBINSON KR2
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130511008359A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 11, 2013, A PILOT OPERATING AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BUTLER COUNTY (HAO).  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS INVOLVED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA304), May 11, 2013: Ankestar, Bradley D. RAND-ROBINSON KR2 (N774A), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to vapor lock in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the airplane with automotive gasoline and the installation of noninsulated fuel…

## Other reports on N774A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100414004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100414004949A), Apr 14, 2010: Ankerstar B RAND-ROBINS (N774A), Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot was operating a KR-2 aircraft at the Butler county regional airport. Pilot was doing high speed taxi testing. After 8 successful trips down the runway,…

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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