Single-engine piston

N81JM

1981 Homebuilt KR-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Eureka, CA
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Registration record

N81JM on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt KR-2
Serial
1
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Eureka, CA
Certificate issued
1987-06-05
Airworthiness date
1982-06-04
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB07D7
Mode S (octal)
52603727
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N81JM.
  • 1982-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N81JM

N81JM is a 1981 Homebuilt KR-2, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Eureka, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 1987 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 June 4, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81JM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81JM.

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.