Amateur-built KR-1 accident near Oregon, Illinois, August 5, 1993
On August 5, 1993 at about 1:10 pm local time, a amateur-built KR-1, registered N585D, was destroyed in an accident near Oregon, Illinois. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the partial separation of the elevator control cable.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 5, 1993 · about 1:10 pm local time
- Place
- Oregon, Illinois · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KR-1
- Registration
- N585D · registry record · serial 5444
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPLANE'S DEPARTURE AIRPORT, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE MAKING THREE ERRATIC EXCURSIONS IN THE VERTICAL. EACH ENDED IN A STALL AND FALL OFF, THE LAST TO GROUND COLLISION. PIECES OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE WERE SENT TO THE NTSB METALLURGICAL LABORATORY FOR EXAMINATION. THE LAB FOUND A PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE CABLE IN THE AREA OF THE PULLEY ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE SYSTEM.
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: 900 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Volkswagen 1834CC (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: RFD Rockford IL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:27 pm from RFD, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI93DEE04.