Amateur-built RAND KR-2 accident near Boone, Iowa, February 3, 1992
On February 3, 1992 at about 7:00 pm local time, a amateur-built RAND KR-2, registered N1066, was destroyed in an accident near Boone, Iowa. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS TOTAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE CANOPY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 3, 1992 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Boone, Iowa · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built RAND KR-2
- Registration
- N1066 · registry record · serial RMB-1
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET IN LENGTH. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED THE CANOPY ATTACH POINT SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. PARTS OF THE AIRPLANE CANOPY WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 443 hours in all; 51 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 58 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 12, 1991; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 900 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: ovct at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:51 pm from DSM, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1066 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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