# Accident 19900527017659A: Amtr KR2, Kenosha, WI, May 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1990, 11:10 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5794° N, 87.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5794&lon=-87.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BG-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goss William Steven KR2 (registry code 05648WZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/goss-william-steven-kr2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527017659A

## Narrative

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

UNCONTROLLED LEFT TURN ON LIFTOFF ON HOMEBUILTS MAIDEN FLIGHT CAUSED A CRASH. 72LBS FUEL LEFT TANK,MADE UNBALANCE.

## 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 CHI90DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP04), May 27, 1990: Goss KR-2 (N777BG), Kenosha, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE FLYING IT WITH A LATERALLY IMBALANCED CONDITION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLYING EXPERIENCE, AND HIS…

## Other reports on N777BG (1)

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

- [Incident 19880525028939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525028939I), May 25, 1988: Amtr KR2 (N777BG), Chicago Waukega, IL, Minor damage. Lost control and ran off the runway during a high speed taxi test.

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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