# NTSB MKC79FCD24: Campbell KR-1, N21KC, Boone, IA, May 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Boone, IA · BOONE, IA
- Location: 42.0493° N, 93.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boone, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0493&lon=-93.8725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD24-202544

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0707  78/5/20    BOONE,IA            CAMPBELL KR-1       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 252
        TIME - 1900                    N21KC               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOONE,IA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- VOLKSWAGON 1500CC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21KC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21KC), registered now, S/N KAC-1, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMPBELL KR-1
- Registry model: [Campbell KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-kr-1) (registry code 05648A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boone Muni

## 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 19780520008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520008179A), May 20, 1978: Amtrra KR/, Boone, IA, Substantial damage. Volkswagon 1500CC.

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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