# N49849: Ranta-Kenneth KR-2, registration cancelled 1981-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ranta-Kenneth KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/ranta-kenneth-kr-2) (registry code 05648X2)
- Serial number: 1888
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1979
- Mode S code: A630D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Ranta Kenneth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANTA%20KENNETH%20J)
- Location: [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49849
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49849
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49849-1981-01-21

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 Ranta-Kenneth KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/ranta-kenneth-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 MKC80DCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ15), Jun 17, 1980: Ken Kanta KR-2 (N49849), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

## 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 19800617022329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617022329A), Jun 17, 1980: Amtrra KR2 (N49849), Omaha, NE, Destroyed. Engine quit. Crash-landed in farm field. Found needle orifice movement in carburetor. Wrong type carburetor.

## Other aircraft with N49849

- [Cancelled 1955-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49849-1955-01-14): Fairchild PT-19A, S/N T43-5791. Owner: [James I Brown](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20I%20BROWN), [Richard City, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Richard%20City)

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