# Incident 19960925036659I: Amtr KR2, Blackstone, VA, September 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Blackstone, VA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0818° N, 78.0028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackstone, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0818&lon=-78.0028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85JV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JV-1998-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vanatta Jerry N KR-2 (registry code 05648UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/vanatta-jerry-n-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925036659I

## Narrative

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

09/25/96, 09:38 LOCAL. THE RICHMOND FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM KEEFE WICKEY STATING THAT DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. HE HAD LANDED HIS AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, A KR2 ON ROUTE 460 NEAR THE AIRPORT IN BLACKSTONE, VA. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ON 09/27/96, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THERE WERE SEVERAL DEFICIENCIES NOTED IN THE CONDITION OF THE POWER PLANT. THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO BE OPERATED DUE TO A CRACKED SPINNER BULKHEAD. AN AIRCRAFT CONDITION NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO MR. WICKEY FOR DEFICIENCIES NOTED AND RECOMMENDED THAT A CONDITION INSPECTION BE PERFORMED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N85JV (1)

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

- [Accident 19961106034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961106034859A), Nov 6, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power on clibout. Rolled inverted. Crashed. Power loss not known. Pilot panicked. Lost control.

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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