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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CHI82DA121

1982-04-14 PLYMOUTH, Michigan, United States Airport · 1D2 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2263D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

HEBRON RANDALL KR-1

Year of manufacture

1979 · 3 years old at event

Engine

VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION (36 hp)

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19790705

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1FA10

Registrant of record

HEBRON RANDALL C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE LEFT UPWIND WING LIFTED AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A PARKED BONANZA, N5587D, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH AN ASYMMETRICAL FUEL LOAD CONSISTING OF 6 TO 8 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND NONE IN THE LEFT TANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_CHI82DA121.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.