# Accident 20080519835459A: Amtr KR2, Olney-Noble, IL, May 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2008, 02:00 local time
- Place: Olney-Noble, IL
- Airport: Olney-Noble
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9694° N, 122.9028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9694&lon=-122.9028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4276Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4276Y-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Babcock James W KR-2 (registry code 05648GC, https://openairdocs.org/model/babcock-james-w-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: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080519835459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/19/2008 N4276Y, A KR-2 SERIAL # 1412 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF FROM OLYMPIA AIRPORT, WA. ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF (MIDWAY ON RUNWAY 26). PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, AIRPLANE SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY 26 AND CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 17/35. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX08LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA145), May 19, 2008: Babcock KR-2 (N4276Y), Olympia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to the carburetor's mixture needle backing out.

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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