# Accident 19810816049659A: Amtrra KR2, Tracy, CA, August 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 121.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRACY MUNI (TCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-121.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23WM-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Minatre William J 1980 KR-2 (registry code 05648CY, https://openairdocs.org/model/minatre-william-j-1980-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049659A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN NOSE HIGH STEEP CLIMBING TURN ON TAKEOFF.  AIRPLANE STALLED AND SPUN IN. UNSKILLED IN TYPE.

## 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 LAX81FVD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD40), Aug 16, 1981: Minatre KR-2 (N23WM), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N23WM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800803066849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803066849I), Aug 3, 1980: Amtrra KR2 (N23WM), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear before landing.

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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