# Accident 19950608018009A: Amtr KR2, Alanson, MI, June 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1995, 17:51 local time
- Place: Alanson, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0699° N, 83.4304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0699&lon=-83.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49TK-1997-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Killgore Tommie Don KR-2 (registry code 05624FW, https://openairdocs.org/model/killgore-tommie-don-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 23 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950608018009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. STALLED AND ENTERED FLAT SPIN. NO RECOVERY. (-23) HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ENTERED FLAT SPIN, NO RECOVERY. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI95LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA175), Jun 8, 1995: Tom Kilgore KR-2 (N49TK), Alanson, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: improper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel, and failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in a…

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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