# NTSB DEN82FTE13: Rand KR-2, N8524P, Watkins, CO, December 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1981
- Place: Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3140  81/12/20   WATKINS,CO          RAND KR-2           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 126
        TIME - 1100                    N8524P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATKINS,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL FILTER OBSTD W FLAKES OF UNKN MTRL.PLT SUSPECTS FIBERGLASS TNKS FLAKED AFT EXPOSURE TO FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8524P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8524P-1984-08-14), registration cancelled 1984-08-14, S/N CL5-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAND KR-2
- Registry model: [Huckfeldt Carl A. O. KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/huckfeldt-carl-a-o-kr-2) (registry code 05648FP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbine

## 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 19811220078569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811220078569A), Dec 20, 1981: Amtrra KR2, Watkins, CO, Substantial damage. Za engine quit, crashed in plowed field. Fuel filter screen blocked by material flaking off fiberglass fuel tank.

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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