# Accident 19930717024159A: Amtr KR2, Townsend, MT, July 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1993, 18:33 local time
- Place: Townsend, MT
- Airport: Canyon Ferry Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4807° N, 111.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4807&lon=-111.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2AL-1995-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Starke RAND KR-2 (registry code 05648M5, https://openairdocs.org/model/starke-rand-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717024159A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED TRYING TO RETURN AFTER TAKEOFF. IMPACTED NOSE DOWN.  IMPROPER IGNITIOIN COIL CAUSED POWER LOSS.

## 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 SEA93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA156), Jul 18, 1993: Stark Rand KR-2 (N2AL), Townsend, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE IMPROPERLY MODIFIED MAGNETO AND LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT BY THE PIC WHILE MANEUVERING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N2AL (2)

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

- [Incident 19870906068849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870906068849I), Sep 6, 1987: Amtr KR2 (N2AL), Choteau, MT, Minor damage. Landed in a river bed after engine quit at cruise. Cause of failure undetermined.
- [Accident 19820605025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820605025499A), Jun 5, 1982: Amtrra KR2 (N2AL), Wolf Creek, MT, Substantial damage. Struck wires over a river, landed safe. After repairs tried to takeoff, ran into tall grass and flipped over.

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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