# NTSB LAX78FUG12: Rand KR-3, N33KR, Corona, CA, January 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1978
- Place: Corona, CA · CORONA, CA
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0099  78/1/11    CORONA,CA           RAND KR-3           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 599
        TIME - 1430                    N33KR               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        REMARKS- ROLLED TO R,PLT UN RECOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33KR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33KR-1978-03-03), registration cancelled 1978-03-03, S/N 01 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR-3
- Registry model: [Rand-Robinson KR-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/rand-robinson-kr-3) (registry code 9570525) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corona

## 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 19780111000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111000469A), Jan 11, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Corona, CA, Destroyed. Rolled to r,plt un recover.

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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