Amateur-built KR-2 accident near Chino, California, July 6, 1989
On July 6, 1989 at about 1:58 am local time, a amateur-built KR-2, registered N1033A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chino, California (Chino airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S OVERCONTROLLING OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 6, 1989 · about 1:58 am local time
- Place
- Chino, California · Chino · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KR-2
- Registration
- N1033A · registry record · serial 3295
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT OF A HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PITCH INSTABILITY AND OSCILLATION DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE INDICATED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVER CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF.
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: 145 hours in all; 4 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 1, 1989; 3 hours since
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Revmaster 2100 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 6,222 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 LAX89DUG05.