# Accident 19951107036259A: Amtr KR2, Watsonville, CA, November 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1995, 14:54 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9499° N, 121.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9499&lon=-121.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57CC-1997-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cooke Charles S RAND KR-2 (registry code 05648ZR, https://openairdocs.org/model/cooke-charles-s-rand-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951107036259A

## Narrative

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

MAIDEN FLIGHT POPPING SOUND ON CLIMBOUT. TRAILING SMOKE. STALLED. IMPACTED . SLID INTO BARN. BURNED. OVERHEATED.

## 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 LAX96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA041), Nov 7, 1995: Cooke KR-2 (N57CC), Watsonville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering for an emergency landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and…

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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