# Accident 19870125000959A: Amtr KR2, Fallon, NV, January 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1987, 12:12 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4992° N, 118.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4992&lon=-118.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66996 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1200VOLKS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870125000959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED CONDITION WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATICS AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA048), Jan 25, 1987: Michael D. Mansfield KR-2 (N66996), Fallon, NV, 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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