# Fechtner Joseph M KR-2 - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 05648EE - Manufacturer (registry): FECHTNER JOSEPH M - Model: KR-2 - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 ยท Reciprocating - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/fechtner-joseph-m-kr-2 Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations (2) 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. - [NTSB ANC82DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG07), Nov 15, 1981: Fechtner KR-2 (N37686), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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. - [Accident 20120814017619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814017619A), Aug 14, 2012: Fechtner Joseph M KR-2 (N37686), Tehachapi, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed less than 1/2 mile from approach end of rwy 29-ktsp, during turn to final. Accident site located in open field. - [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. ## Service difficulty reports (7) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR CA151215017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA151215017), Nov 30, 2015: OIL SYSTEM. LOW PRESSURE. (CAN) AN IFSD DUE TO OIL LOW PRESSURE OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT. AN OIL LEAK WAS FOUND AT THE PROPELLER VALVE MODULE, PVM, ENGINE INTERFACE. THIS IS A RECURRENT IS - [SDR 20001227SH031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001227SH031), Oct 7, 2000: BEARING. LACK OF LUBE. DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. PILOT LANDED 10 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAGNETO FAILED AND A TEARDOWN INSPEC - [SDR 20000607SH004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000607SH004), Mar 24, 2000: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. FAILURE OF MAIN MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT NEEDLE LOCKING DEVICE DURING FLIGHT CAUSING MIXTURE TO GO RICH DRAMATICALLY INCREASING FUEL CONSUMPTION WHICH LED TO FUEL STA - [SDR 99ZZZX4088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4088), Oct 16, 1999: ELT. MISINSTALLED. FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT, THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE. UPON COMBING THE WRECKAGE AND FINDING THE ELT, THE REASON WHY IT - [SDR AU980373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU980373), Mar 8, 1998: BOLT. BROKEN. (AUS) LANDING GEAR BOLTS (4 OFF) SNAPPED OFF. - [SDR 95ZZZX3981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3981), Apr 3, 1995: PROPELLER. DEPARTED. UNCERTIFICATED AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT ON FIRST FLIGHT SINCE COMPLETION. PROP HUB ATTACH BOLT UNSCREWED AND PROP DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. THE VW CONVE - [SDR 95ZZZX1432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1432), Feb 6, 1995: BOLT. FAILED. AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE AT 6000 M.S.L. WHEN THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJ ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Guay Pierre/Jean-Eudes Edmond KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/guay-pierre-jean-eudes-edmond-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056047D - [Ganfield Roger A KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/ganfield-roger-a-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606PA - [Baldwin Dale KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/baldwin-dale-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607G6 - [Vaughn Hubert C KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/vaughn-hubert-c-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056104C - [Castle Rondle Preston KR2](https://openairdocs.org/model/castle-rondle-preston-kr2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610G9 - [Strother Mark KR2](https://openairdocs.org/model/strother-mark-kr2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610HQ - [Allison Tom K R 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/allison-tom-k-r-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056111D - [Lester Robert E KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/lester-robert-e-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561131 - [Reeves Charles Wesley JR KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/reeves-charles-wesley-jr-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561158 - [Human Richard A KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/human-richard-a-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056119O - [Vance James C KR 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/vance-james-c-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614M9 - [Glover Stephen P KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/glover-stephen-p-kr-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614RP --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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