# Accident 19790814024099A: Amtrra KR2, Asbury Park, NY, August 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Asbury Park, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2262N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2262N-1988-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reder Richard KR-2 (registry code 05648T4, https://openairdocs.org/model/reder-richard-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 97 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814024099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA076), Aug 14, 1979: Richard KR-2 (N2262N), Asbury Park, NJ, 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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