# N22789: 1977 Smith Melvin KR-1, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith Melvin KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-melvin-kr-1) (registry code 05648U1)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: MS-2
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1983
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A1FE94
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Melvin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20MELVIN%20L)
- Location: [Pocahontas, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Pocahontas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8146° N, 89.5471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62275, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22789
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22789
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22789-2012-10-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Smith Melvin KR-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-melvin-kr-1.md

## Other aircraft with N22789

- [Cancelled 1974-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22789-1974-09-11): Piper J4A, S/N 4470. Owner: [Davis Earl J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20EARL%20J), [Three Rivers, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Three%20Rivers)

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