# NTSB FTW83LA339: Hackett/Mckown KR-2, N3924N, Albuquerque, NM, July 19, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 19, 1983, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.109745, -106.579399 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1097&lon=-106.5794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA339
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20979/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA339

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT/OWNER STATED THAT THE HOME BUILT ACFT HAD POOR FORWARD VISIBILITY, WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLAPS & REQUIRED A HIGH APCH SPEED. ALSO, HE SAID IT TENDED TO FLOAT AFTER FLARING TO LAND & HAD POOR BRAKES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ARPT ELEVATION WAS 5270 FT & THE TEMP WAS 79 DEG. SINCE THE RWY WAS SHORT FOR THIS ACFT, HE MADE A LOW FINAL APCH AT THE MIN APCH SPEED. WHILE ON FINAL, HIS SINK RATE INCREASED SUDDENLY. THE PLT APPLIED POWER, BUT THE TURBOCHARGED ENG WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE ACFT STRUCK TREES ABOUT 50 FT SHORT OF THE RWY & CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3924N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3924N-1983-10-12), registration cancelled 1983-10-12, S/N 3093 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HACKETT/MCKOWN KR-2
- Registry model: [Hackett/Mckown KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hackett-mckown-kr-2) (registry code 05648MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 3093
- Airframe hours: 12
- Engines: Revmaster 2100-D reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Olen A. Kane
- Last inspection: Annual, May 23, 1983, 12 hours before
- Airport: 4AC, Coronado, runway 35, 4,020 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 775 total, 35 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ABQ

## 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 19830719033759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719033759A), Jul 19, 1983: Amtr KR2, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit tree and crashed while on final approach for landing.

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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