# NTSB LAX81FVD40: Minatre KR-2, N23WM, Tracy, CA, August 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1981
- Place: Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2385  81/8/16    TRACY,CA            MINATRE KR-2        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 133
        TIME - 1445                    N23WM               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRACY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRACY,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      95
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 2700FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23WM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23WM-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N KR22323, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MINATRE KR-2
- Registry model: [Minatre William J 1980 KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/minatre-william-j-1980-kr-2) (registry code 05648CY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tracy Muni

## 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 19810816049659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816049659A), Aug 16, 1981: Amtrra KR2, Tracy, CA, Destroyed. Lost control in nose high steep climbing turn on takeoff. Airplane stalled and spun in. Unskilled in type.

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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