# Accident 19830306006209A: Amtrrn KR1, Watervliet, MI, March 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Watervliet, MI
- Airport: Watervliet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1791° N, 86.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1791&lon=-86.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4306-1984-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pumfery KR-1 (registry code 0564847, https://openairdocs.org/model/pumfery-kr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRN KR1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 682 total, 95 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306006209A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT PROLONGED GROUND CHECK. ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. STALLED ON SHORT FINAL.

## 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 CHI83LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA129), Mar 6, 1983: Rand KR1 KR-1 (N4306), Watervliet, MI, 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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