# N7970K: 2007 Oreilly Paul W KR2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Oreilly Paul W KR2](https://openairdocs.org/model/oreilly-paul-w-kr2) (registry code 05621YJ, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Hapi 60](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hapi-60) (registry code 31801)
- Serial number: KR27970
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AAD468
- Registered owner: [Edwards James Evan Sterling](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20JAMES%20EVAN%20STERLING)
- Location: [Cloudcroft, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Cloudcroft)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8603° N, 105.7232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88317, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7970K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7970K

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 (Oreilly Paul W KR2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hapi 60)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7970K.

## NTSB investigations on N7970K not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI66D0464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0464), Nov 18, 1965: Beechcraft 95-55 (N7970K), Des Plaines, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI65F0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0039), Feb 6, 1965: Beechraft 95-55B (N7970K), Des Plaines, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7970K.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Oreilly Paul W KR2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/oreilly-paul-w-kr2/aircraft.md
- The Hapi 60 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hapi-60.md

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