# Accident 19900817034359A: Amtr KR2, Barnegat, NJ, August 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Barnegat, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7540° N, 74.2217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnegat, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7540&lon=-74.2217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63BH-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heinrichs Nelson R KR-2 (registry code 05648SY, https://openairdocs.org/model/heinrichs-nelson-r-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 263 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817034359A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB TO CRUISE THE ENGINE FAILED. STRUCK A VEHICLE WHILE LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. SINGLE MAGNETO HAD FAILED.

## 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 NYC90DHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHD03), Aug 17, 1990: Heinrichs Rand KR-2 (N63BH), Barnegat, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO MAGNETO FAILURE.

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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