# N88GH: 1979 Hess KR-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hess KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-kr-2) (registry code 05648Q6, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Revmaster 2100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (registry code 52550)
- Serial number: GH-1
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2012
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC1C1A
- Registered owner: [Hess Dale G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20DALE%20G)
- Location: [Hurricane, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Hurricane)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0294° N, 113.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84737, 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=88GH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88GH

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 (Hess KR-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Revmaster 2100)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX81FUA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA09), May 25, 1981: Rand KR2 (N88GH), Huntington Bch, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19810525043681A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525043681A), May 25, 1981: Amtrra KR2 (N88GH), Huntington Beac, CA, Destroyed. Struck wing of N9942V on leveling off for landing. Bounced off and crashed. N9942V had taken runway in front of him

## 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 Hess KR-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hess-kr-2/aircraft.md
- The Revmaster 2100 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100.md

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