# NTSB MIA78DLA52: Fairchild KR-21, N202V, St.Augustine, FL, September 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1978
- Place: St.Augustine, FL · ST.AUGUSTINE, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3153  78/9/27  NR.ST.AUGUSTINE,FL    FAIRCHILD KR-21     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 7500
        TIME - 1330                    N202V               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                 ST.AUGUSTINE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N202V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202V), registered now, S/N 1028, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD KR-21
- Registry model: [Fairchild KR-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-kr-21) (registry code 3371302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner K5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-k5-series) (registry code 37503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780927032709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927032709A), Sep 27, 1978: Frchld KR21, St.Augustine,Fl, FL, Substantial damage

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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