# NTSB MIA80FLD97: Fletcher KR-1, N7472, Sarasota, FL, September 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1980
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3665   80/9/7    SARASOTA,FL         FLETCHER KR-1       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 650
        TIME - 1055                    N7472               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7472](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7472-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N QF3, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLETCHER KR-1
- Registry model: [Fletcher KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/fletcher-kr-1) (registry code 0562467) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bradenton

## 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 19800907040669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907040669A), Sep 7, 1980: Amtrrn KR1, Sarasota, FL, Destroyed. Possible engine problem after takeoff. Circled low over airport, stalled, spun in.

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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