Single-engine piston

N5508N

1981 Homebuilt KR-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
81455
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Westminster, CO
Registration record

N5508N on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt KR-2
Serial
81455
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Westminster, CO
Certificate issued
1980-02-22
Airworthiness date
1981-05-14
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A702E8
Mode S (octal)
51601350
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1981-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980-02-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5508N to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-02
    N5508N previously assigned to a Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC (s/n 105078); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-18
    N5508N previously assigned to a Grumman G44 Widgeon (s/n 1261); cancelled.
Overview

About N5508N

N5508N is a 1981 Homebuilt KR-2, serial number 81455. It is registered to an individual in Westminster, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 22, 1980 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 14, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5508N. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-09-15 Accident · Mandan,Nd, 34 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2488
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N5508N registration before this airframe.

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.