# NTSB LAX78FUG57: Walker-Rand KR-1, N37891, Corona, CA, September 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2734  78/9/30    CORONA,CA           WALKER-RAND KR-1    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 715
        TIME - 1000                    N37891              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: BAFFLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED INSUFFICIENT BAFFLING AROUND ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37891](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37891-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 001, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WALKER-RAND KR-1
- Registry model: [Walker KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-kr-1) (registry code 05648M4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780930028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930028459A), Sep 30, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Corona, CA, Destroyed. Plt stated insufficient baffling around engine.

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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