# NTSB LAX79FUG14: Heffron KR-2, N456J, Corona, CA, January 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1979
- 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0116  79/1/20    CORONA,CA           HEFFRON KR-2        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N456J               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 1300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED GOING TO PRACTICE STALLS & SPINS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N456J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456J-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 1, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEFFRON KR-2
- Registry model: [Heffron KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/heffron-kr-2) (registry code 05648L2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Corvair GO-140](https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-go-140) (registry code 18001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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 19790120001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001189A), Jan 20, 1979: Amtrra KR2, Corona, CA, Destroyed. Pilot had no previous time or checkout in this type aircraft. He was observed to spin into the ground.

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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