# Accident 19821212063519A: Amtr KR2, Norco, CA, December 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1982, 14:35 local time
- Place: Norco, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9255° N, 117.5520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9255&lon=-117.5520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5RU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5RU-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Upson Ralph E KR-2 (registry code 05648CT, https://openairdocs.org/model/upson-ralph-e-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 185 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212063519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT-BUILDER ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND ENTER A FLAT SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND FAILED TO RECOVER.

## 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 LAX83FUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG08), Dec 12, 1982: Rand KR-2 (N5RU), Norco, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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