# N395DS: 1988 Steeves Davis W KR-2, registration cancelled 2013-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Steeves Davis W KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/steeves-davis-w-kr-2) (registry code 05648SS)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1394
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 2, 1988
- Last registry action: December 27, 1994
- Mode S code: A495B8
- Location: [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N395DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=395DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N395DS-2013-02-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Steeves Davis W KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/steeves-davis-w-kr-2.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 LAX96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA112), Feb 17, 1996: Steeves KR2 (N395DS), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed margin above stall, while at low altitude in the traffic pattern. His decision to explore the slow speed envelope of the aircraft at low altitude…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19960217001909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217001909A), Feb 17, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stored for two years prior. Owner had a pilot test fly homebuilt who then stalled and spun in flying low and slow.
- [Incident 19920117003539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920117003539I), Jan 17, 1992: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Downlock cam was worn allowing downlock pin to disengage.
- [Incident 19901012058909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012058909I), Oct 12, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N395DS), Alpine, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit. Forced landing on road. Veered into culvert. Internal carburetor failure.

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