# Accident 19790120001189A: Amtrra KR2, Corona, CA, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456J-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heffron KR-2 (registry code 05648L2, https://openairdocs.org/model/heffron-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Corvair GO-140 (registry code 18001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-go-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD NO PREVIOUS TIME OR CHECKOUT IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS OBSERVED TO SPIN INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX79FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG14), Jan 20, 1979: Heffron KR-2 (N456J), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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