# Accident 19920714025519A: Amtr SPORTBIPLANE, Corona, CA, July 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1992, 06:30 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3792° N, 120.1297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3792&lon=-120.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377JK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SPORTBIPLANE
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920714025519A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT. STRUCK TREES. PROPELLER INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE THRUST.

## 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 LAX92LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA297), Jul 14, 1992: Krug Lincoln Sportplane (N377JK), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT/BUILDER INADEQUATE PROPELLER COMPONENT RESULTING IN AN INADEQUATE CLIMB PERFORMANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRPLANE'S INABILITY TO CLIMB.

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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