# NTSB LAX74FUG43: Rand KR-1, N1436, Riverside, CA, February 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0261  74/2/24    RIVERSIDE,CALIF     RAND KR-1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 272
        TIME - 1430                    N1436               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CALIF             HUNTINGTON BCH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1436](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1436), registered now, S/N 01, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR-1
- Registry model: [Rand KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/rand-kr-1) (registry code 0562286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flabob

## 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 19740224004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224004639A), Feb 24, 1974: Amtr 0562286, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K.

## Other investigations on N1436 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX76DUQ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUQ47), Jul 20, 1976: Rand KR-1 (N1436), Lancaster, CA, destroyed

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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