# Accident 19850315007659A: Amtrrn KR1, Truckee, CA, March 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5823X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5823X-2011-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Engel Richard Alan KR-1 SPECIAL (registry code 05648RP, https://openairdocs.org/model/engel-richard-alan-kr-1-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRN KR1
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315007659A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND STRUCK SNOWBANK. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX85LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA174), Mar 15, 1985: Engel Engel AIR (N5823X), Truckee, CA, destroyed

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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