# NTSB FTW80FRJ05: Rearwin 9000KR, N21977, Jacksonville, TX, October 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1979
- Place: Jacksonville, TX · JACKSONVILLE, TX
- Location: 31.9595° N, 95.2657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9595&lon=-95.2657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2931  79/10/21   JACKSONVILLE,TX     REARWIN 9000KR      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1640                    N21977              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN ANTONIO,TX              TEXARKANA,TX                 JACKSONVILLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.2 EXHAUST VLV SPRING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21977](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21977-2016-09-07), registration cancelled 2016-09-07, S/N 646-D, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REARWIN 9000KR
- Registry model: [Rearwin 9000-KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/rearwin-9000-kr) (registry code 2371402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Ken Royce 90-5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ken-royce-90-5-series) (registry code 37002, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherokee 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 19791021033659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021033659A), Oct 21, 1979: Comwth REWN9000KR, Jacksonville, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot made downwind takeoff. Engine failed to develop full power. Hit tree off end rwy. Found broken exhaust spring

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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