# Accident 19830904046089A: Amtr KR2, New Lisbon, IN, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 17:20 local time
- Place: New Lisbon, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8623° N, 85.2627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Lisbon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8623&lon=-85.2627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39JK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,443 total, 38 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904046089A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SHORT TEST FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN A CORNFIELD. FUEL LEAKAGE AROUND MIXTURE CONTROL LINKAGE/

## 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 CHI83LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA413), Sep 4, 1983: Kuster KR-2 (N39JK), New Lisbon, IN, 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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