# Accident 19941112038119A: Amtr KR2, Portland, IN, November 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1994, 11:45 local time
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Portland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4308° N, 84.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4308&lon=-84.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95RJ-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lessel James L KR-2 (registry code 05648AF, https://openairdocs.org/model/lessel-james-l-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 362 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941112038119A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED AND BURNED. DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA036), Nov 12, 1994: Lessel KR-2 (N95RJ), Portland, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the elevator control cable attach point and the pilot's subsequent inability to control the airplane.

## Other reports on N95RJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19890411029429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890411029429I), Apr 11, 1989: Amtr KR2 (N95RJ), Cross City, FL, Minor damage. Landed on road due to being airsick in turbulence. Forgot to extend gear. Landed gear up. Minor damge.

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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