# Accident 19870627027539A: Amtr KR2, Watsonville, CA, June 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1987, 08:55 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9509° N, 121.7202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9509&lon=-121.7202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75JL-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis James E KR-2 (registry code 05648SH, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-james-e-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627027539A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN TREES. FIRST FLIGHT

## 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 LAX87DVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVM04), Jun 27, 1987: Rand KR-2 (N75JL), Watsonville, 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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