Amateur-built KR-2 accident near Aurora, Colorado, June 7, 1992
On June 7, 1992 at about 5:50 pm local time, a amateur-built KR-2, registered N3LL, was destroyed in an accident near Aurora, Colorado. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTANT STALL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 7, 1992 · about 5:50 pm local time
- Place
- Aurora, Colorado · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KR-2
- Registration
- N3LL · registry record · serial 4611
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKE OFF AND CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 75 FEET. ONE WITNESS SAW THE WINGS 'WALLOWING,' THEN THE AIRPLANE 'STALLED AND WENT STRAIGHT IN.' ANOTHER WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS 'IN A NEAR VERTICAL BANK,' LEFT WING DOWN, AND THE NOSE ABOUT 5 DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZON WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROTOCOL DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT OR INCAPACITATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 17 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 900 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Revmaster 2100 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 01V at 5:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 30,000 ft; scat at 7,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from DEN, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DEN92LA055.