# NTSB SEA78FYK23: Home Built KR-2, N57JC, North Bend, OR, September 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1978
- Place: North Bend, OR · NORTH BEND, OR
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&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 November 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYK23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2728  78/9/14    NORTH BEND,OR       HOME BUILT KR-2     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 53, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N57JC               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH BEND MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH BEND,OR               NONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- BECAME AIRBORNE DURING HI SPEED TAXI. CONT TKOF. ENG FAILED INTERNALLY,LND IN BAY. VW ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57JC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57JC-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOME BUILT KR-2
- Registry model: [Costley-Eugene KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/costley-eugene-kr-2) (registry code 05648U6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Bend 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 19780914030429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914030429A), Sep 14, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, North Bend,Or, OR, Substantial damage. Became airborne during hi speed taxi. Cont tkof. Eng failed internaly,lnd in bay. Vw eng.

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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