# Accident 20110307003609A: Muse Robert KR 2, Newberry Spring, CA, March 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newberry Spring, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7689° N, 116.4478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7689&lon=-116.4478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122B-2014-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Muse Robert E JR KR 2 (registry code 056482P, https://openairdocs.org/model/muse-robert-e-jr-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSE ROBERT KR 2
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110307003609A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 7, 2011 AIRCRAFT KR-2 N122B DEPARTED PORTERVILLE, CA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO SENOIA, GA.THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND BY THE SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT 0741 HRS ON MARCH 9, 2011. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THIS BEING A FATALITY.UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE DESTROYED AND THE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED TO A LENGTH OF 2665 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT POINT.

## 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 WPR11FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA155), Mar 7, 2011: Muse KR2 (N122B), Newberry Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence, which resulted in the in-flight breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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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