Rand KR-2 N8029Y
22 August 1979 · Thermal, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 August 1979 at about 13:20 local time, a Rand KR-2 registered N8029Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Thermal, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Thermal, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rand KR-2
- Registration
- N8029Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1784
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
1ST FLT OF ACFT.ACFT APPROX 33LBS OVER G/W AT TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rand KR-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1979 | Rand KR-2 | Victorville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 1979 | Rand KR-2 | Ballston, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1979 | Rand KR-2 | Mojave, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jan 1980 | Rand KR-2 | Brookings, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1980 | Rand KR-2 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Rand KR-2 | Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |