# Accident 19800617022329A: Amtrra KR2, Omaha, NE, June 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: South Omaha
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49849, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49849-1981-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ranta-Kenneth KR-2 (registry code 05648X2, https://openairdocs.org/model/ranta-kenneth-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617022329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. CRASH-LANDED IN FARM FIELD. FOUND NEEDLE ORIFICE MOVEMENT IN CARBURETOR. WRONG TYPE CARBURETOR.

## 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 MKC80DCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ15), Jun 17, 1980: Ken Kanta KR-2 (N49849), Omaha, NE, 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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