# N395DS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=395DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N395DS

## Aircraft that carried N395DS

- [Cancelled 2013-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N395DS-2013-02-21): Steeves Davis W KR-2, S/N 1394, built 1988. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)

## NTSB investigations on N395DS (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 LAX96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA112), Feb 17, 1996: Steeves KR2 (N395DS), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed margin above stall, while at low altitude in the traffic pattern. His decision to explore the slow speed envelope of the aircraft at low altitude…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N395DS (3)

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 19960217001909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217001909A), Feb 17, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stored for two years prior. Owner had a pilot test fly homebuilt who then stalled and spun in flying low and slow.
- [Incident 19920117003539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920117003539I), Jan 17, 1992: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Downlock cam was worn allowing downlock pin to disengage.
- [Incident 19901012058909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012058909I), Oct 12, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), Alpine, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit. Forced landing on road. Veered into culvert. Internal carburetor failure.

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