# Accident 19840121000969A: Amtr KR2, Santa Paula, CA, January 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1984, 14:03 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3998° N, 119.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3998&lon=-119.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42CW-1984-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wells Charles H KR-2 (registry code 05648DK, https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-charles-h-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121000969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TRANSMISSION LINE GROUND WIRE. IMPACT SEVERED A WING AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES. WIRE 300 FT AGL.

## 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 LAX84FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA151), Jan 21, 1984: Wells/Rand KR-2 (N42CW), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 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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