# Accident 19921107045749A: Amtr KR2, San Marcos, TX, November 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1992, 14:10 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8809° N, 97.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8809&lon=-97.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151TG-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goudeau Todd J KR-2 (registry code 05648WN, https://openairdocs.org/model/goudeau-todd-j-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107045749A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, LANDED ROUGH AREA. NOSED OVER. CARB ICING. NO CARB. THROTTLE BODY AIR SYSTEM. NO ALTERNATE. HEATED AIR. (.4) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE VOLKSWAGEN POWERED EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A TOTAL NON MECHANICAL LOSS OF POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE CONDITIONS IN FLIGHT WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT LATER STATED THAT WAS PROBABLY WHAT OCCURRED. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE AND TESTS OF THE COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES. THE ENGINE USED A THROTTLE BODY WITH A SLIDING AIR REGULATOR INSTEAD OF A CARBURETOR. THERE WAS NO CARBURETOR DEICE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 58 DEGREES AND THE DEW POINT WAS 35 DEGREES.

## 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 FTW93LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA034), Nov 7, 1992: Todd Goudeau KR-2 (N151TG), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA AND NO CARBURETOR DEICE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE POWERPLANT.

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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