# N4987L: 1978 Smith-Frank KR-2, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith-Frank KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-frank-kr-2) (registry code 05648X5)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: FJ-2579
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1978
- Last registry action: June 5, 1982
- Mode S code: A63128
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20FRANK%20J)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0614° N, 106.4712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87123, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4987L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4987L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4987L-2013-08-15

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 Smith-Frank KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-frank-kr-2.md

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