# Accident 19940823022729A: Amtr KR2, Pekin, IL, August 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1994, 10:40 local time
- Place: Pekin, IL
- Airport: Pekin Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5604° N, 89.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5604&lon=-89.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121CW-1996-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Watson Charles K KR2 (registry code 05623FH, https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-charles-k-kr2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW HAPI60EVOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 777 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940823022729A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT AND DIVED TO GROUND. MANUAL GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM ENTAILS USING BOTH HANDS POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 CHI94LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA294), Aug 23, 1994: Watson KR-2 (N121CW), Pekin, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained by the pilot and the subsequent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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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