# NTSB NYC79FA076: Richard KR-2, N2262N, Asbury Park, NJ, August 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1979
- Place: Asbury Park, NJ · ASBURY PARK, NJ
- Location: 40.2229° N, 74.0102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asbury Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2229&lon=-74.0102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1864  79/8/14    ASBURY PARK,NJ      RICHARD KR-2        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 275
        TIME - 1200                    N2262N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKHAVEN,NY               LIBERTY COUNTY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROPELLER WAS MISSING 6IN ON ONE BLADE AND 9IN ON THE OTHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2262N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2262N-1988-05-02), registration cancelled 1988-05-02, S/N 2306, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD KR-2
- Registry model: [Reder Richard KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/reder-richard-kr-2) (registry code 05648T4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790814024099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814024099A), Aug 14, 1979: Amtrra KR2, Asbury Park, NY, Substantial damage. Experienced severe engine vibration. Ditched in ocean. Wood prop blades failed in flight.

## Other investigations on N2262N (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 NYC87DHJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DHJ02), Aug 22, 1987: Reder KR-2 (N2262N), Mattituck, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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