# Accident 19970406005019A: Amtrrn KR1, Deland, FL, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7KR-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kunc Richard KR-1 (registry code 05648KA, https://openairdocs.org/model/kunc-richard-kr-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRN KR1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406005019A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. HIT TREES ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANK EMPTY. MISCALCULATED FUEL BURN. RECENT KR1 PURCHASE. (-23) ENGINE STOPPED AND PILOT CRASH LANDED IN PASTURE.  POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MIA97LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA122), Apr 6, 1997: Kunc KR-1 (N7KR), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, by failing to ensure there was sufficient fuel to safety complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, a forced landing, 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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