# N106RK: 2002 Karns Eric W SKY RANGER, registration cancelled 2020-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Karns Eric W SKY RANGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/karns-eric-w-sky-ranger) (registry code 05620H2)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: SKR0210260
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Green'S Air School SKY RANGER II
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 2005
- Last registry action: March 16, 2019
- Mode S code: A01C7F
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9044° N, 77.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20005, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106RK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=106RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106RK-2020-06-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Karns Eric W SKY RANGER: https://openairdocs.org/model/karns-eric-w-sky-ranger.md

## 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 CEN19LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA172), Jun 14, 2019: Karns SKY Ranger (N106RK), Hedgesville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to the formation of carburetor ice while on the ground, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

## 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 20190614006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190614006969A), Jun 14, 2019: Karns Eric W SKY RANGER (N106RK), Hedgesville, WV, Substantial damage. On June 14, 2019 at approximately 6:50 pm local, [privacy data omitted] crashed during a takeoff from Green Landings private residential airpark (WV22) in…

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