# Accident 19830601021989A: Amtr KR2, Dayton, TN, June 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1983, 18:20 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Airport: Marx Anton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4908° N, 85.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4908&lon=-85.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83UT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83UT-2011-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: School Of ENG Univ Tenn RAND KR-2 (registry code 05648MR, https://openairdocs.org/model/school-of-eng-univ-tenn-rand-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 VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830601021989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN PATTERN. HIT A DITCH ON OFF RUNWAY LANDING. A USED MAGENTO RECENTLY INSTALLED HAD WORN OUT POINTS.

## 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 ATL83LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA207), Jun 1, 1983: Rand KR-2 (N83UT), Dayton, TN, 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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