# Accident 20080224835449A: Amtr KR2, Fremont, OH, February 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fremont, OH
- Airport: Fremont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3331° N, 83.1611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3331&lon=-83.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaffer John Thomas KR-2 (registry code 05648RE, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-john-thomas-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 251 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080224835449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE LOST POWER AT GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 27 AT 14G. PILOT THEN TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE WITH UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND GEAR UP IN WHEAT FIELD DUE TO SOFT CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE, COWEL, LEFT WING AND AILERON ATTACH POINT. PILOT TOWED PLANE BACK TO THE AIRPORT NO NOTIFICATION TO NTSB OR FAA.

## 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 CHI08CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA088), Feb 24, 2008: Shaffer KR-2 (N455JS), Fremont, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff.

## Other reports on N455JS (2)

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

- [Accident 20260920013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260920013359A), Sep 20, 2026: Shaffer John Thomas KR-2 (N455JS), Lima, OH, Substantial damage. On 9/20/2026, [privacy data omitted] proceeded to fly from kmvn (mount vernon, IL) to 14G (fremont, OH). Due to deteriorating weather, pilot proceeded to…
- [Accident 19860315044269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860315044269A), Mar 15, 1986: Amtr KR2 (N455JS), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Canopy came open at cruise. Entered a flat spin while trying to hold the canopy. Struck trees and ground.

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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