# Accident 19881105049559A: Amtr KR2, Monroe, LA, November 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1988, 14:01 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5104° N, 92.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5104&lon=-92.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4474U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4474U-1994-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sandridge Hollis D KR-2 (registry code 05648PR, https://openairdocs.org/model/sandridge-hollis-d-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 171 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881105049559A

## Narrative

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

STATED LOST RUDDER CONTROL ON CLIMB OUT. RETURNED AND CRASHED ON DOWNWIND LANDING. RUDDER PROBLEM VERIFIED.

## 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 FTW89DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD01), Nov 5, 1988: Sandridge KR-2 (N4474U), Monroe, LA, 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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