Rand KR-1 CATFISH N8036A
25 April 1982 · Slaton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1982 at about 14:45 local time, a Rand KR-1 CATFISH registered N8036A, operated by ROY D. Davis & Earnest Brewer, was involved in an accident near Slaton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Slaton, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.4308, -101.6395
- Aircraft
- Rand KR-1 CATFISH
- Registration
- N8036A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ROY D. Davis & Earnest Brewer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Slaton → Slaton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA148
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS INITIAL TEST FLIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING TWO TAKEOFF RUNS SUCCESSFULLY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE LOCAL PATTERN. WHILE CLIMBING ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, AND AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, LOST ALL POWER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD, BUT AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 40 TO 50 FT, THE PLANE NOSED OVER AND WAS DEMOLISHED. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE AIRPORT WAS ABOUT 3600 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rand KR-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1980 | Rand KR-1 | Sheridan, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1976 | Rand KR-1 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1975 | Rand KR-1 | Leominster, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1975 | Rand KR-1 | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1974 | Rand KR-1 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Feb 1974 | Rand KR-1 | Riverside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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