# Accident 19761226040819A: Amtrra KR*, Chino, CA, December 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1976
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65117-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Opdahl KR-1 (registry code 0564873, https://openairdocs.org/model/opdahl-kr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 3 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761226040819A

## Narrative

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

DURING FORCED LDG ACFT ROLLED OVER IRRIGATION PIPE. VW ENG PISTON RING GAPS TOO SMALL.

## 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 LAX77FUG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG20), Dec 26, 1976: KR 1 (N65117), Chino, CA, substantial damage

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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