# NTSB LAX76DUQ47: Rand KR-1, N1436, Lancaster, CA, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUQ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUQ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2198  76/7/20  NR.LANCASTER,CA       RAND KR-1           CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 44, 500
        TIME - 1215                    N1436               PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSION BELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LANCASTER,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT WORE BLACK HOOD CAUSING DISTRACTION. FLIGHT FOR TELEVISION FILMING.
```

## 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: Mission Bell

## 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 19760720022999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720022999A), Jul 20, 1976: Amtr 0562286, Lancaster, CA, Destroyed. Pilot wore black hood causing distraction. Flight for television filming.

## 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 LAX74FUG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG43), Feb 24, 1974: Rand KR-1 (N1436), Riverside, 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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