Single-engine piston

N8227

1977 Homebuilt KR-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
R-101-B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Billings, MO
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Registration record

N8227 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt KR-2
Serial
R-101-B
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Billings, MO
Certificate issued
2019-08-29
Airworthiness date
2011-11-02
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB3B96
Mode S (octal)
52635626
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N8227 to the current registrant.
  • 2011-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1971-06-25
    N8227 previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 25-2939); cancelled.
  • 1929-06-29
    N8227 previously assigned to a Alexander Eaglerock (s/n 2000); cancelled.
Overview

About N8227

N8227 is a 1977 Homebuilt KR-2, serial number R-101-B. It is registered to an individual in Billings, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2019 and expires on August 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 November 2, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8227. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-04-21 Accident · Livingston,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0365
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N8227 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D DUMP LOAD TWICE,DID NOT DUMP.DESTROYED BY FIRE.

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.