# NTSB FTW81FQG03: Beigh KR-1, N90537, Big Lake, TX, October 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1980
- Place: Big Lake, TX · BIG LAKE, TX
- Location: 31.1941° N, 101.4534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1941&lon=-101.4534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90537-1991-11-20), registration cancelled 1991-11-20, S/N 006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEIGH KR-1
- Registry model: [Mccormick Danny VOLKSPOWER KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccormick-danny-volkspower-kr-1) (registry code 05648Z8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Lake

## 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 19801010057789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010057789A), Oct 10, 1980: Amtrrn KR1, Big Lake, TX, Substantial damage. Had foreign object jammed in control stick base. Unable to get nose down on lift off. Aborted, wing hit cartwheeled

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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