# Accident 19920104000089A: Amtr KR2, San Marcos, TX, January 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1992, 16:55 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8800° N, 97.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8800&lon=-97.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N651AC-1994-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell Alvin D KR-2 (registry code 05648KG, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-alvin-d-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 413 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920104000089A

## Narrative

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

LOST MODIFIED CANOPY. DISRUPTED AIR FLOW OVER EMPANNEGE. LOST CONTROL AND SPIRALED TO VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA054), Jan 4, 1992: Alvin D. Campbell KR-2 (N651AC), San Marcos, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE MODIFICATION OF THE CANOPY HINGE SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO AN INFLIGHT CANOPY SEPARATION.

## Other reports on N651AC (2)

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

- [Incident 19880726037109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726037109I), Jul 26, 1988: Amtr KR2 (N651AC), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Engine quit on final and PIC unable to restart. Landed short of runway collapsing gear. Plane damaged, pilot injured
- [Incident 19870531023809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531023809I), May 31, 1987: Amtr KR2 (N651AC), Austin, TX, Minor damage. The right gear collapsed during a precautionary landing. Gear latch lever broken. Landing due to rough engine.

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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