# NTSB CHI75FEI54: Kanran KR-1, N90837, Wadsworth, OH, May 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1975
- Place: Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1213  75/5/26    WADSWORTH,OH        KANRAN KR-1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 378
        TIME - 0930                    N90837              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VW 1600 ENG CHOKE ACTUATING WIRE DISCONNECTED. CHOKE CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90837](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90837-1975-07-16), registration cancelled 1975-07-16, S/N 340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KANRAN KR-1
- Registry model: [Beebe KR-1 MODEL A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beebe-kr-1-model-a) (registry code 0562762) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wadsworth

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750526013629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750526013629A), May 26, 1975: Amtr 0562741, Wadsworth, OH, Destroyed. Vw 1600 eng choke actuating wire disconnected. Choke closed.

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.

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