# Accident 19790512007849A: Amtrra KR2, Sanderson, TX, May 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sanderson, TX
- Airport: Terrell Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0465° N, 102.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TERRELL COUNTY (6R6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0465&lon=-102.2132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83759, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83759-1979-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holcombe R C KR-2 (registry code 05648L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/holcombe-r-c-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512007849A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ALUMINUM DRIVE SHAFT TO THE SLICK MAGNETO.

## 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 FTW79DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD10), May 12, 1979: Holcombe KR-2 (N83759), Sanderson, TX, 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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