# Accident 19810720045879A: Amtrra KR2, Rocky Ford, CO, July 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0499° N, 103.7221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Ford, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0499&lon=-103.7221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8068Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8068Y-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ORR Marvin E RAND KR-2 (registry code 05648CD, https://openairdocs.org/model/orr-marvin-e-rand-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 172 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720045879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. HIT CHUCK HOLE THEN FENCE. ENGINE STOPPAGE ATTRIBUTED TO VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 DEN81FTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE61), Jul 20, 1981: Rand KR-2 (N8068Y), Rocky Ford, CO, 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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