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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrra KR-2 · Asbury Park, NY · August 14, 1979

Date
August 14, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Asbury Park, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2262N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA076
Reported as
Amtrra KR2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
275 total97 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Experienced severe engine vibration. Ditched in ocean. Wood prop blades failed in flight.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIENCED SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. DITCHED IN OCEAN. WOOD PROP BLADES FAILED IN FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.