# N488WR: 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: January 25, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488WR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488WR

## Aircraft that carried N488WR

- [Cancelled 2018-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488WR-2018-01-25): Rasmussen Wayne KITFOX MODEL 2, S/N 488. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Plue Jeffrey W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLUE%20JEFFREY%20W), [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)

## NTSB investigations on N488WR (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 SEA96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA001), Oct 1, 1995: Rasmussen Kitfox 2 (N488WR), Battle Ground, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with trees and the ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N488WR (1)

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 19951001030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030629A), Oct 1, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N488WR), Battle Ground, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Possibly over gross weight and nose high climbout resulted in wobbly mush into trees. Burned on impact.

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