# Incident 19830918064029I: Amtr KR2, Perkasie, PA, September 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1983, 12:25 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Penn Ridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3892° N, 75.2905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENNRIDGE (CKZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3892&lon=-75.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79TL-2021-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Loftin Thomas J LOFTIN KR-2 (registry code 05648AP, https://openairdocs.org/model/loftin-thomas-j-loftin-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 25 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918064029I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N79TL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800608054809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608054809I), Jun 8, 1980: Amtrra KR2 (N79TL), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Pilot thought gear was down but did not check visually.

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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