# Accident 19750416007989A: Amtrra KR*, Leominster, MA, April 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1975
- Place: Leominster, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8323, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8323-1975-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Girouard KR-1 (registry code 0564824, https://openairdocs.org/model/girouard-kr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750416007989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.STALLED AND SPUN-IN DURING ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO RWY.FUEL TANK VENT BLOCKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75AN099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN099), Apr 16, 1975: Rand KR-1 (N8323), Leominster, MA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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