# N7026G: 2003 Rivers William J KR-2, registration cancelled 2012-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rivers William J KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/rivers-william-j-kr-2) (registry code 05614X4)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6998
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 2010
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2011
- Last registry action: March 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A95F2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Berry Travis O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRY%20TRAVIS%20O)
- Location: [Marion, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Marion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8213° N, 81.5405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24354, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7026G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7026G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7026G-2012-03-23

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 Rivers William J KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/rivers-william-j-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 ERA12LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA011), Oct 6, 2011: Rivers William J KR-2 (N7026G), Wytheville, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane make and model.

## 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 20111006024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111006024789A), Oct 6, 2011: Rivers William J KR-2 (N7026G), Rural Retreat, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. According to eyewitnesses at mkj, the pilot had recently purchased the airplane but had never flown it or another of the same type. The witnesses said during…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.
