# NTSB LAX81FUA09: Rand KR2, N88GH, Huntington Bch, CA, May 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1981
- Place: Huntington Bch, CA · HUNTINGTON BCH, CA
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA09

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1558  81/5/25    HUNTINGTON BCH,CA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1050
        TIME - 1430                    N9942V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON BCH,CA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- HI WING ACFT STRUCK FM ABOVE BY LOW WING RAND KR2.PLT FELT BUMP,CONTD TKOF,UNAWARE OF COLLISION.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1558  81/5/25    HUNTINGTON BCH,CA   RAND KR2            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 165
        TIME - 1430                    N88GH               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CA                    HUNTINGTON BCH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LOW WING ACFT,TOUCHED DWN ON HI WING CESSNA 172.EQUIPPED W 2100CC REVMASTER/VW ENG.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N88GH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88GH), registered now, S/N GH-1, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR2
- Registry model: [Hess KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-kr-2) (registry code 05648Q6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meadowlark

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9942V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9942V-1997-08-27), registration cancelled 1997-08-27, S/N 17264567 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810525043681A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525043681A), May 25, 1981: Amtrra KR2, Huntington Beac, CA, Destroyed. Struck wing of N9942V on leveling off for landing. Bounced off and crashed. N9942V had taken runway in front of him
- [Accident 19810525043682A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525043682A), May 25, 1981: Cessna 172M, Huntington Beac, CA, Destroyed. This aircraft was struck by landing aircraft when on takeoff roll. Other aircraft involved N88GH.

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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