# NTSB CHI80FEG18: Rand KR-2, N78RS, Lebanon, OH, July 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1980
- Place: Lebanon, OH · LEBANON, OH
- Location: 39.4256° N, 84.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4256&lon=-84.2132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1134   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78RS-1980-09-09), registration cancelled 1980-09-09, S/N AE356726 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR-2
- Registry model: [Sorrell KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-kr-2) (registry code 05648L7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lebanon-Warren Co

## 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 19800706023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706023549A), Jul 6, 1980: Amtrra KR2, Lebanon, OH, Destroyed. Pulled up into steep turn from a pass over runway. Engine quit. Airplane stalled. Low fuel, away from intake port.

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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