# Accident 20120814017619A: Fechtner Joseph M KR-2, Tehachapi, CA, August 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2012, 16:05 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Tehachapi Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1350° N, 118.4392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1350&lon=-118.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37686-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fechtner Joseph M KR-2 (registry code 05648EE, https://openairdocs.org/model/fechtner-joseph-m-kr-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FECHTNER JOSEPH M KR-2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 153 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814017619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED LESS THAN 1/2 MILE FROM APPROACH END OF RWY 29-KTSP, DURING TURN TO FINAL. ACCIDENT SITE LOCATED IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 WPR12LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA359), Aug 14, 2012: Fechtner KR-2 (N37686), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the approach to the airport.

## Other reports on N37686 (3)

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

- [Incident 19840803046369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803046369I), Aug 3, 1984: Amtr KR2 (N37686), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Bounced and lost control on landing. Went off the runway. Right wing and landing gear damaged.
- [Incident 19821005060979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005060979I), Oct 5, 1982: Amtrra KR2 (N37686), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Used checklist but delayed gear extension due to letting cold air in cockpit, then forgot it.
- [Accident 19811115073649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115073649A), Nov 15, 1981: Amtrra KR2 (N37686), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Low on final. Encountered wake turbulence from preceding aircraft. Struck trees short of runway.

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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