# N23KS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 22, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23KS

## Aircraft that carried N23KS

- [Cancelled 2014-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23KS-2014-12-22): Grubert David W KIS TRI-R TR1, S/N 023, built 1993. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grubert David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUBERT%20DAVID%20W), [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- [Cancelled 1979-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23KS-1979-07-17): Sikorsky S-55A, S/N S55A-214. Exported to Canada

## NTSB investigations on N23KS (1)

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 SEA03FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA041), Feb 24, 2003: Grubert KIS TRI-R TR-1 (N23KS), Puyallup, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed during the turn from crosswind to downwind resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent collision with terrain (ground).

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23KS (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 20030225003209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030225003209A), Feb 25, 2003: Amtr KISTR1 (N23KS), Puyallup, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Witnesses at the departure airport stated that pilot had significant difficulty starting the aircraft immediately prior to the accident flight. After…
- [Incident 19931007043029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007043029I), Oct 7, 1993: Tridnt TR1 (N23KS), Spanaway, WA, Minor damage. Airplane lost power on takeoff from airport. Forced landing on road. Nose gear collapsed.

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