# Accident 19890705019729A: Amtr KR2, Chino, CA, July 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1989, 18:58 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0000° N, 117.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1033A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1033A-2002-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Salmon Millard M KR-2 (registry code 05648AS, https://openairdocs.org/model/salmon-millard-m-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890705019729A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT IN HOMEBUILT. BECAME DESTABILIZED ON TAKEOFF, ABORTED. MADE SEMICONTROLLED CRASH OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX89DUG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUG05), Jul 6, 1989: Salmon KR-2 (N1033A), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OVERCONTROLLING OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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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