# N85JV: 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: April 4, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85JV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85JV

## Aircraft that carried N85JV

- [Cancelled 1998-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JV-1998-04-04): Vanatta Jerry N KR-2, S/N 408701401. Owner: [Wickey Keefe E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICKEY%20KEEFE%20E), [Kenbridge, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Kenbridge)

## NTSB investigations on N85JV (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 IAD97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA017), Nov 6, 1996: Vanatta KR-2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control (stall) and collision with the ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N85JV (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 19961106034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961106034859A), Nov 6, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power on clibout. Rolled inverted. Crashed. Power loss not known. Pilot panicked. Lost control.
- [Incident 19960925036659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925036659I), Sep 25, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA. 09/25/96, 09:38 Local. The richmond flight standards district office received a call from keefe wickey stating that due to engine problems. He had landed his…

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