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NTSB accident investigation · Beigh KR-1 · Big Lake, TX · October 10, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 10, 1980
Place
Big Lake, TX · BIG LAKE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N90537Beigh KR-1
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801010057789A
Case key
128951

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2514  80/10/10   BIG LAKE,TX         BEIGH KR-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1457
        TIME - 1400                    N90537              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG LAKE,TX                 MIDLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLTS NOTEBOOK MISPLACED BFR TKOF,FD AFT ACCD ON FLOOR OF ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N90537
Reported as
Beigh KR-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Big Lake

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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