# Incident 19850907056969I: Amtr KR2, Pekin, IL, September 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1985, 07:08 local time
- Place: Pekin, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5688° N, 89.6251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pekin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5688&lon=-89.6251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40WS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40WS-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sutherland Harold W KR-2 (registry code 05648RK, https://openairdocs.org/model/sutherland-harold-w-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 1 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907056969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN BEAN FIELD. SEALER GASKET MATERIAL OBSTRUCTED FUEL PICKUP POINT.

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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