# Accident 19850716031599A: Amtr KR2, Mechanicstown, OH, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 11:40 local time
- Place: Mechanicstown, OH
- Airport: Mcclain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6199° N, 80.9501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6199&lon=-80.9501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717J-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcclain Hohn H JR RAND KR-2 (registry code 05648MJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclain-hohn-h-jr-rand-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,909 total, 85 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031599A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER ON FINAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI85LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA293), Jul 16, 1985: John H. MC Clain, JR. Rand KR2 (N717J), Mechanicstown, OH, 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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