# Accident 19900418010359A: Amtrrn KR1, Blytheville, AR, April 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Blytheville, AR
- Airport: Blytheville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9304° N, 89.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9304&lon=-89.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31123, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31123-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bennett KR-1 (registry code 0564888, https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-kr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRN KR1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 48 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418010359A

## Narrative

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

FULL POWER GROUND RUN WITH FULL UP ELEVATOR RESULTED IN A ZOOM TO 50 FEET AGL STALL AND CRASH. GUSTY WIND A FACTOR

## 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 MKC90LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA094), Apr 18, 1990: Bennett KR-1 (N31123), Blytheville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI.

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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