# NTSB FTW79DQD10: Holcombe KR-2, N83759, Sanderson, TX, May 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1979
- Place: Sanderson, TX · SANDERSON, TX
- Location: 30.1508° N, 102.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanderson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1508&lon=-102.4079&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 May 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0605  79/5/12    SANDERSON,TX        HOLCOMBE KR-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2500
        TIME - 0900                    N83759              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRELL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDERSON,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MAGNETO DRIVE SHAFT CRACKED. VOLKSWAGEN 1834 CC ENGINE INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83759](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83759-1979-05-29), registration cancelled 1979-05-29, S/N 4051, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLCOMBE KR-2
- Registry model: [Holcombe R C KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/holcombe-r-c-kr-2) (registry code 05648L4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Terrell County

## 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 19790512007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512007849A), May 12, 1979: Amtrra KR2, Sanderson, TX, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to the failure of the aluminum drive shaft to the slick magneto.

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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