# N5RU: 1980 Upson Ralph E KR-2, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Upson Ralph E KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/upson-ralph-e-kr-2) (registry code 05648CT)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: RU-1
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1981
- Last registry action: October 30, 1982
- Mode S code: A636C8
- Location: [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7202° N, 118.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92649, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5RU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5RU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5RU-2012-11-27

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 Upson Ralph E KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/upson-ralph-e-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 LAX83FUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG08), Dec 12, 1982: Rand KR-2 (N5RU), Norco, 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 19821212063519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212063519A), Dec 12, 1982: Amtr KR2 (N5RU), Norco, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot-builder allowed aircraft to stall and enter a flat spin at a low altitude and failed to recover.

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