# NTSB CHI81FEV03: Grady KR-2, N2312N, Jacksonville, IL, October 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1980
- Place: Jacksonville, IL · JACKSONVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.7292° N, 90.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7292&lon=-90.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2453  80/10/12   JACKSONVILLE,IL     GRADY KR-2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1287
        TIME - 0945                    N2312N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2312N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2312N-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 79 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRADY KR-2
- Registry model: [Grady-Melvin KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grady-melvin-kr-2) (registry code 05648W7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jacksonville Muni

## 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 19801012057179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012057179A), Oct 12, 1980: Amtrra KR2, Jacksonville, IL, Substantial damage. Airplane on first test hop would not climb. Landed one mile from airport. Found engine under-powered.

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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