# Accident 19811115073649A: Amtrra KR2, Anchorage, AK, November 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1981, 15:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merril
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37686-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fechtner Joseph M KR-2 (registry code 05648EE, https://openairdocs.org/model/fechtner-joseph-m-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115073649A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL. ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM PRECEDING AIRCRAFT. STRUCK TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC82DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG07), Nov 15, 1981: Fechtner KR-2 (N37686), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N37686 (3)

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

- [Accident 20120814017619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814017619A), Aug 14, 2012: Fechtner Joseph M KR-2 (N37686), Tehachapi, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed less than 1/2 mile from approach end of rwy 29-ktsp, during turn to final. Accident site located in open field.
- [Incident 19840803046369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803046369I), Aug 3, 1984: Amtr KR2 (N37686), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Bounced and lost control on landing. Went off the runway. Right wing and landing gear damaged.
- [Incident 19821005060979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005060979I), Oct 5, 1982: Amtrra KR2 (N37686), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Used checklist but delayed gear extension due to letting cold air in cockpit, then forgot it.

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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