- Date
- June 12, 1980
- Place
- Sheridan, IN · SHERIDAN, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9999ARand KR-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800612019399A
- Case key
- 130760
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1069 80/6/12 SHERIDAN,IN RAND KR-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 362 TIME - 1859 N9999A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIDAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHERIDAN,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- PLT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING LONGITUDINAL INSTABILITY AFTR LIFTOFF,UN MAINTAIN PITCH CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9999A
- Reported as
- Rand KR-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sheridan
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.