# N5RU: 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: November 27, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5RU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5RU

## Aircraft that carried N5RU

- [Cancelled 2012-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5RU-2012-11-27): Upson Ralph E KR-2, S/N RU-1, built 1980. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N5RU (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 LAX83FUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG08), Dec 12, 1982: Rand KR-2 (N5RU), Norco, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5RU (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 19821212063519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212063519A), Dec 12, 1982: Amtr KR2 (N5RU), Norco, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot-builder allowed aircraft to stall and enter a flat spin at a low altitude and failed to recover.

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