# Accident 19920204001819A: Amtr KB2, Rosamond, CA, February 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond Skypark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8697° N, 118.3398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8697&lon=-118.3398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169RM-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Manista Robert R JR KB-2 (registry code 13027D8, https://openairdocs.org/model/manista-robert-r-jr-kb-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 (registry code 43101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KB2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920204001819A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP BANK REVERSAL UNLOADING ROTOR AND CAUSING ROTOR STRIKE SEVERING RUDDER AND PROP. FELL IN PIECES.

## 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 LAX92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA109), Feb 4, 1992: 85 Manista KB-2 (N169RM), Rosamond, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM ADEQUATE TO AVOID FLAPPING. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE RELATED TO THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AN EXCESSIVELY ABRUPT MANEUVER.

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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