# Accident 19811220078569A: Amtrra KR2, Watkins, CO, December 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Columbine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8524P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8524P-1984-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huckfeldt Carl A. O. KR-2 (registry code 05648FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/huckfeldt-carl-a-o-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRA KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 13 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811220078569A

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE QUIT, CRASHED IN PLOWED FIELD. FUEL FILTER SCREEN BLOCKED BY MATERIAL FLAKING OFF FIBERGLASS FUEL TANK.

## 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 DEN82FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE13), Dec 20, 1981: Rand KR-2 (N8524P), Watkins, 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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