# Accident 19790822022109A: Amtrra KR2, Thermal, CA, August 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6262° N, 116.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6262&lon=-116.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8029Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1400VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822022109A

## Narrative

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

AMATEUR HOMEBUILT ON FIRST FLIGHT. OBSERVED SPINNING WITH ENGINE OUT BEFORE GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX79FUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG52), Aug 22, 1979: Rand KR-2 (N8029Y), Thermal, CA, destroyed, 2 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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