CHI80FEG18

NTSB accident investigation · Rand KR-2 · Lebanon, OH · July 6, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 6, 1980
Place
Lebanon, OH · LEBANON, OH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N78RSRand KR-2
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800706023549A
Case key
129778

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1134   80/7/6    LEBANON,OH          RAND KR-2           CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 329
        TIME - 1415                    N78RS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON-WARREN CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMILTON,OH                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT DRG STEEP CLB.FUEL OUTLET,CNTR,NRLY FLAT BOTTOM TNK.2-3IN FUEL IN TNK.PRESUMED OWNER PIC.

Aircraft

Registration
N78RS
Reported as
Rand KR-2
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lebanon-Warren Co

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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