# N570TS: 1986 Smelsor Thomas W KR-2, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smelsor Thomas W KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/smelsor-thomas-w-kr-2) (registry code 05648UC)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5700
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1986
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1995
- Last registry action: June 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A75023
- Owner when cancelled: [Prophit Norman E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROPHIT%20NORMAN%20E)
- Location: [Upper Lake, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Upper%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2085° N, 122.9257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95485, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N570TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=570TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N570TS-2013-06-18

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 Smelsor Thomas W KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/smelsor-thomas-w-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 SEA91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA092), Apr 20, 1991: Smelser KR-2 (N570TS), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE FUEL DRAIN VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 19910420011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011539A), Apr 20, 1991: Amtr KR2 (N570TS), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near airport. Fuel strainer drain shaft was missing. Allowed fuel to drain inflight.

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