# Accident 19801012057179A: Amtrra KR2, Jacksonville, IL, October 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1980, 09:45 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7292° N, 90.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7292&lon=-90.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2312N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2312N-1982-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grady-Melvin KR-2 (registry code 05648W7, https://openairdocs.org/model/grady-melvin-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,287 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012057179A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE ON FIRST TEST HOP WOULD NOT CLIMB. LANDED ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT. FOUND ENGINE UNDER-POWERED.

## 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 CHI81FEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV03), Oct 12, 1980: Grady KR-2 (N2312N), Jacksonville, IL, 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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