# NTSB LAX80FVM30: KR 2, N76KH, Half Moon Bay, CA, May 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1980
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA · HALF MOON BAY, CA
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2989  80/5/14    HALF MOON BAY,CA    KR 2                CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 140
        TIME - 1000                    N76KH               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF NOON BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALF MOON BAY,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TKOF W 10GAL IN 25GAL FUEL TNK.NO GRAVITY FEED TO CARB DRG STEEP CLB W LOW FUEL,1ST TEST FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76KH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76KH-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 2187, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KR 2
- Registry model: [Hixenbaugh Charles K KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hixenbaugh-charles-k-kr-2) (registry code 05648Z7) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Half Noon Bay

## 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 19800514013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800514013919A), May 14, 1980: Amtrra KR2, Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot initiated steep climbing turn on upwind leg. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Gravity fuel system design.

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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