# N3VW: 1979 Otey KR-1, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Otey KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/otey-kr-1) (registry code 0564861)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 74-1
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1979
- Last registry action: September 23, 1982
- Mode S code: A31C90
- Owner when cancelled: [Craig Stephen E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAIG%20STEPHEN%20E)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4466° N, 122.2721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98188, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3VW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3VW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3VW-2012-10-19

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 Otey KR-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/otey-kr-1.md

## 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 19790729017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729017669A), Jul 29, 1979: Amtrrn KR1 (N3VW), Arlington, WA, Destroyed. Lost directional control during landing roll. Acft tricky on ground operation.

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