# NTSB ANC82DAG07: Fechtner KR-2, N37686, Anchorage, AK, November 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1981
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DAG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2846  81/11/15   ANCHORAGE,AK        FECHTNER KR-2       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 104
        TIME - 1505                    N37686              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       PALMER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD WAKE TURBC FM OTR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37686](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37686-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N J/E-727779 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FECHTNER KR-2
- Registry model: [Fechtner Joseph M KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fechtner-joseph-m-kr-2) (registry code 05648EE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811115073649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115073649A), Nov 15, 1981: Amtrra KR2, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Low on final. Encountered wake turbulence from preceding aircraft. Struck trees short of runway.

## Other investigations on N37686 (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.

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.

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