# Accident 20120301003849A: Lester Robert E KR-2, Boca Raton, FL, March 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2012, 07:45 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3783° N, 80.1075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3783&lon=-80.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1701L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1701L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lester Robert E KR-2 (registry code 0561131, https://openairdocs.org/model/lester-robert-e-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LESTER ROBERT E KR-2
- Reported engine: CHEVROLET CORVAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301003849A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23, WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE FENCE LINE SHORT OF RUNWAY 23.  A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIR INTAKE TUBE HAD BECOME LOOSE AND BLOCKED AIRFLOW INTO THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 ERA12CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA198), Mar 1, 2012: Lester Robert E KR-2 (N1701L), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane’s engine air inlet system resulting in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N1701L (1)

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

- [Accident 20050517012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517012609A), May 17, 2005: Amtr KR2 (N1701L), Vienna, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17, 2005, at approximately 1013 EDT, a KR2, an amateur built experimental aircraft, N1701L crash landed approximately six miles east of Vienna,…

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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