# N56WP: 1979 Powers Willis F RAND KR-2, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Powers Willis F RAND KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/powers-willis-f-rand-kr-2) (registry code 05648AA)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 3332
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1979
- Last registry action: June 30, 2003
- Mode S code: A72693
- Owner when cancelled: [Powers Willis F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POWERS%20WILLIS%20F)
- Location: [Cerritos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cerritos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8676° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90701, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56WP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56WP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56WP-2013-04-22

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 Powers Willis F RAND KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/powers-willis-f-rand-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 LAX80FUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ03), Nov 11, 1979: Rand KR-2 (N56WP), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19791111034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111034329A), Nov 11, 1979: Amtrra KR2 (N56WP), Mojave, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit after takeoff. Turned back. Acft stalled, spun to ground. Engine failed due to overstressed.

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