# Accident 19910420011539A: Amtr KR2, Spokane, WA, April 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1991, 11:10 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7801° N, 117.4502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7801&lon=-117.4502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N570TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N570TS-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smelsor Thomas W KR-2 (registry code 05648UC, https://openairdocs.org/model/smelsor-thomas-w-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 491 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011539A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR AIRPORT. FUEL STRAINER DRAIN SHAFT WAS MISSING. ALLOWED FUEL TO DRAIN INFLIGHT.

## 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 SEA91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA092), Apr 20, 1991: Smelser KR-2 (N570TS), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE FUEL DRAIN VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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