# NTSB FTW80FRG30: Rand KR-2, N30ET, San Antonio, TX, March 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1980
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0571  80/3/14    SAN ANTONIO,TX      RAND KR-2           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N30ET               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      31, 2354 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OUT OF BALANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- AILERONS NOT BALANCED BY OWNER/BUILDERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30ET](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30ET-1980-07-21), registration cancelled 1980-07-21, S/N 3693, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR-2
- Registry model: [Page Elton T RAND KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/page-elton-t-rand-kr-2) (registry code 05648AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800314005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800314005909A), Mar 14, 1980: Amtrra KR2, Poteet, TX, Destroyed. Pilot testing homebuilt aircraft expierenced control flutter and crashed attempting emergency landing.

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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