# Accident 19960217001909A: Amtr KR2, San Diego, CA, February 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1996, 14:14 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5492° N, 117.0402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5492&lon=-117.0402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N395DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N395DS-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steeves Davis W KR-2 (registry code 05648SS, https://openairdocs.org/model/steeves-davis-w-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217001909A

## Narrative

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

STORED FOR TWO YEARS PRIOR. OWNER HAD A PILOT TEST FLY HOMEBUILT WHO THEN STALLED AND SPUN IN FLYING LOW AND SLOW.

## 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 LAX96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA112), Feb 17, 1996: Steeves KR2 (N395DS), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed margin above stall, while at low altitude in the traffic pattern. His decision to explore the slow speed envelope of the aircraft at low altitude…

## Other reports on N395DS (2)

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

- [Incident 19920117003539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920117003539I), Jan 17, 1992: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Downlock cam was worn allowing downlock pin to disengage.
- [Incident 19901012058909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012058909I), Oct 12, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), Alpine, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit. Forced landing on road. Veered into culvert. Internal carburetor failure.

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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