# NTSB CHI80FEX21: Rand KR-1, N9999A, Sheridan, IN, June 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1980
- Place: Sheridan, IN · SHERIDAN, IN
- Location: 40.1350° N, 86.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1350&lon=-86.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1069  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9999A-1989-06-19), registration cancelled 1989-06-19, S/N 4191 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR-1
- Registry model: [Roch-David RAND KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/roch-david-rand-kr-1) (registry code 05648S6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sheridan

## 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 19800612019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612019399A), Jun 12, 1980: Amtrrn KR1, Sheridan, IN, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of home-built aircraft on liftoff. Stalled aircraft, crashed & destroyed. Minor injury to pilot.

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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