# Accident 19850405010789A: Amtr KR2, Laporte, TX, April 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1985, 13:52 local time
- Place: Laporte, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6609° N, 95.0393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6609&lon=-95.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17VE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17VE-1994-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Clinton O KR-2 (registry code 05648LX, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-clinton-o-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 11 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850405010789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED, FLEW INTO GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO KNOWN MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

## 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 FTW85FRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRA01), Apr 5, 1985: Johnson-Rand KR-2 (N17VE), Laporte, TX, 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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