# Accident 19920527016639A: Amtr KR2, Middletown, DE, May 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1992, 18:10 local time
- Place: Middletown, DE
- Airport: Summit Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4496° N, 75.7110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4496&lon=-75.7110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183RB-2013-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burns Richard N KR-2 (registry code 056481F, https://openairdocs.org/model/burns-richard-n-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527016639A

## Narrative

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

FIRST ATTEMPT TO FLY HOMEBUILT,OVER CONTROLLED LIFTOFF. PITCHED UP 70 DEGREES. NOSED DOWN 60 DEGREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 BFO92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA079), May 27, 1992: Richard N. Burns KR-2 (N183RB), Middletown, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS INADEQUATE HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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