# N1701L: Lester Robert E KR-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lester Robert E KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/lester-robert-e-kr-2) (registry code 0561131, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 4176
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2001
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A11BB3
- Registered owner: [Lester Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESTER%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Mc Alpin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Mc%20Alpin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1375° N, 82.9783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32062, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1701L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1701L

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lester Robert E KR-2)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA198), Mar 1, 2012: Lester Robert E KR-2 (N1701L), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane’s engine air inlet system resulting in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ATL05CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA083), May 17, 2005: Rand Robinson Engineering KR-2 (N1701L), Vienna, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the owner/pilot mechanic's improper balancing of the modification to engine crankshaft which resulted in an overload failure.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120301003849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301003849A), Mar 1, 2012: Lester Robert E KR-2 (N1701L), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on approach to land on runway 23, when it experienced an engine failure and subsequently came to a stop in the fence line short of runway 23.…
- [Accident 20050517012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517012609A), May 17, 2005: Amtr KR2 (N1701L), Vienna, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17, 2005, at approximately 1013 EDT, a KR2, an amateur built experimental aircraft, N1701L crash landed approximately six miles east of Vienna,…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1701L

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1701L before.

- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701L-1965-05-18): Macchi LASA 60, S/N 6149. Exported to Guinea. Owner: [Alaska Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701L-undated): Grumman G-159, S/N 148. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Lester Robert E KR-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lester-robert-e-kr-2/aircraft.md

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