# Accident 19880502012129A: Amtr KR2, Merced, CA, May 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1988, 11:19 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3497° N, 120.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3497&lon=-120.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127AS-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schumann Alvin Marvin KR-2 (registry code 05648XB, https://openairdocs.org/model/schumann-alvin-marvin-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Limbach LIMBACH L2000 (registry code 38601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-limbach-l2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: LIMBAH L2000EB1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,520 total, 1 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880502012129A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. CARTWHEELED, EXPLODED AND BURNED. PILOT HAD NO SKILL IN TYPE OR PROPER CHECKOUT.

## 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 LAX88DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA04), May 2, 1988: Schumann KR-2 (N127AS), Merced, CA, destroyed, 1 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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