# N456J: 1978 Heffron KR-2, registration cancelled 2012-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Heffron KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/heffron-kr-2) (registry code 05648L2)
- Engine: [Corvair GO-140](https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-go-140) (registry code 18001)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1977
- Last registry action: August 10, 1977
- Mode S code: A5892E
- Owners when cancelled: [Heffron Russell J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEFFRON%20RUSSELL%20J), [Heffron Julienne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEFFRON%20JULIENNE)
- Location: [La Habra, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Habra)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9427° N, 117.9525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90631, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=456J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456J-2012-07-24

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 Heffron KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/heffron-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 LAX79FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG14), Jan 20, 1979: Heffron KR-2 (N456J), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790120001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001189A), Jan 20, 1979: Amtrra KR2 (N456J), Corona, CA, Destroyed. Pilot had no previous time or checkout in this type aircraft. He was observed to spin into the ground.

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