Single-engine piston

N1997Q

2022 Homebuilt KR-030 Topaz

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
30-13-09
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rockwood, TN
Registration record

N1997Q on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt KR-030 Topaz
Serial
30-13-09
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rockwood, TN
Certificate issued
2023-05-09
Airworthiness date
2023-06-27
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A18CF6
Mode S (octal)
50306366
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2023-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N1997Q to the current registrant.
  • 2022
    Manufactured (2022).
  • 2005-11-28
    N1997Q previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S10022); cancelled.
  • 2001-09-13
    N1997Q previously assigned to a Cessna 177RG (s/n 177RG0397); cancelled.
Overview

About N1997Q

N1997Q is a 2022 Homebuilt KR-030 Topaz, serial number 30-13-09. It is registered to an individual in Rockwood, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated June 27, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1997Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-04-03 Accident · Chipley, FL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · MIA00FA126
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177RG — a different aircraft that carried the N1997Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain runway alignment during the initial climb from the grass airstrip. Also, the excessive pull-up by the pilot and inadvertent stall. Findings in the investigation were 1) in-flight collision with the tops of trees and 2) the pilot's operation of the airplane into a grass airstrip contrary to the operator's procedures.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.