# Accident 19810910059419A: Amtrra KR2, Bottineau, ND, September 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bottineau, ND
- Airport: Bottineau
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8305° N, 100.4173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOTTINEAU MUNI (D09), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8305&lon=-100.4173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27GS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910059419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON ATTEMPTED FIRST FLIGHT. WATER FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER. ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER.

## 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 DEN81FTG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG20), Sep 10, 1981: Homebuilt KR-2 (N27GS), Bottineau, ND, destroyed

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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