# N23KS: 1993 Grubert David W KIS TRI-R TR1, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grubert David W KIS TRI-R TR1](https://openairdocs.org/model/grubert-david-w-kis-tri-r-tr1) (registry code 05623XL)
- Engine: [Franklin SPORT-4B1SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-sport-4b1ser) (registry code 27013)
- Serial number: 023
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1994
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1993
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A20719
- Owners when cancelled: [Grubert David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUBERT%20DAVID%20W), [Huntington Roy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTINGTON%20ROY%20A)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.1523° N, 122.4489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98444, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23KS-2014-12-22

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 Grubert David W KIS TRI-R TR1: https://openairdocs.org/model/grubert-david-w-kis-tri-r-tr1.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 SEA03FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA041), Feb 24, 2003: Grubert KIS TRI-R TR-1 (N23KS), Puyallup, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed during the turn from crosswind to downwind resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent collision with terrain (ground).

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20030225003209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030225003209A), Feb 25, 2003: Amtr KISTR1 (N23KS), Puyallup, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Witnesses at the departure airport stated that pilot had significant difficulty starting the aircraft immediately prior to the accident flight. After…
- [Incident 19931007043029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007043029I), Oct 7, 1993: Tridnt TR1 (N23KS), Spanaway, WA, Minor damage. Airplane lost power on takeoff from airport. Forced landing on road. Nose gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N23KS

- [Cancelled 1979-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23KS-1979-07-17): Sikorsky S-55A, S/N S55A-214. Exported to Canada

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