# Accident 20030911026089A: Amtr KR2, Clarinda, IA, September 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarinda, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7217° N, 95.0264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7217&lon=-95.0264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Strother Mark KR2 (registry code 05610HQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/strother-mark-kr2) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,168 total, 186 in this make and model, 281 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030911026089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD NEAR CLARINDA, IOWA, AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. AFTER WAITING FOR THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO PASS, HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM THE ROAD. DURING THE DEPARTURE, HE MADE CONTACT WITH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED. THE SHERIFF'S REPORT, FROM A DEPUTY WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN PULLED TO THE SIDE BY RUTS IN THE ROAD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^

## 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 CHI03LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA309), Sep 11, 2003: Strother KR2 (N60MS), Clarinda, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the roadway sign. The loose gravel and the sign were contributing factors.

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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