# Incident 19870906068849I: Amtr KR2, Choteau, MT, September 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Choteau, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8137° N, 112.1794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Choteau, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8137&lon=-112.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2AL-1995-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starke RAND KR-2 (registry code 05648M5, https://openairdocs.org/model/starke-rand-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1700VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,351 total, 448 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870906068849I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A RIVER BED AFTER ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N2AL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930717024159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717024159A), Jul 17, 1993: Amtr KR2 (N2AL), Townsend, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and crashed trying to return after takeoff. Impacted nose down. Improper ignitioin coil caused power loss.
- [Accident 19820605025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820605025499A), Jun 5, 1982: Amtrra KR2 (N2AL), Wolf Creek, MT, Substantial damage. Struck wires over a river, landed safe. After repairs tried to takeoff, ran into tall grass and flipped over.

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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