# Accident 19961106034859A: Amtr KR2, Blackstone, VA, November 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1996, 16:45 local time
- Place: Blackstone, VA
- Airport: Fort Pickett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0694° N, 77.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0694&lon=-77.9995&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961106034859A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIBOUT. ROLLED INVERTED. CRASHED. POWER LOSS NOT KNOWN. PILOT PANICKED. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 IAD97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA017), Nov 6, 1996: Vanatta KR-2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control (stall) and collision with the ground.

## Other reports on N85JV (1)

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

- [Incident 19960925036659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925036659I), Sep 25, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA. 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…

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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