# Accident 19830723038149A: Amtrrn KR1, Seal Beach, CA, July 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1983, 11:10 local time
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7504° N, 118.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7504&lon=-118.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98BB-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bateman-Bruce KR-1 (registry code 05648W3, https://openairdocs.org/model/bateman-bruce-kr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRN KR1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723038149A

## Narrative

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

SNAPPED INVERTED DURING A STEEP TURN OVER RACING SAILBOATS. INDICATES ACCELERATED STALL OCCURRED. DIVED INTO WATER.

## 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 LAX83FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA06), Jul 23, 1983: Rand Robinson KR-1 (N98BB), Seal Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 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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