# NTSB LAX80FUQ03: Rand KR-2, N56WP, Mojave, CA, November 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1979
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3707  79/11/11   MOJAVE,CA           RAND KR-2           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 700
        TIME - 1353                    N56WP               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOJAVE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56WP-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 3332, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR-2
- Registry model: [Powers Willis F RAND KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/powers-willis-f-rand-kr-2) (registry code 05648AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mojave

## 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 19791111034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111034329A), Nov 11, 1979: Amtrra KR2, Mojave, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit after takeoff. Turned back. Acft stalled, spun to ground. Engine failed due to overstressed.

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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