# Accident 19950118000549A: Amtr KR2, Boone, NC, January 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Boone, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2007° N, 81.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2007&lon=-81.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612W-1998-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matto KR-2A MODIFIED (registry code 0564860, https://openairdocs.org/model/matto-kr-2a-modified) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950118000549A

## Narrative

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

PROP ASSEMBLY ATTACH BOLTS FAILED. PROPS SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. FORCED DOWN IN ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 ATL95LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA042), Jan 18, 1995: Matto KR-2A Modified (N612W), Boone, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER RETAINING BOLTS FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER FROM THE ENGINE. THE RISING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N612W (1)

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

- [Incident 19791013052669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013052669I), Oct 13, 1979: Amtrra KR2 (N612W), Lees Summit, MO, Minor damage. Plastic magneto mounting failed, causing the engine to stop.

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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