# N777BG: 1987 Goss William Steven KR2, registration cancelled 2013-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Goss William Steven KR2](https://openairdocs.org/model/goss-william-steven-kr2) (registry code 05648WZ)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 9240
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1988
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1987
- Last registry action: September 15, 1997
- Mode S code: AA8328
- Owner when cancelled: [Goss William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOSS%20WILLIAM%20S)
- Location: [Palatine, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Palatine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1081° N, 88.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60067, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777BG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777BG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BG-2013-07-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Goss William Steven KR2: https://openairdocs.org/model/goss-william-steven-kr2.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 CHI90DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP04), May 27, 1990: Goss KR-2 (N777BG), Kenosha, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE FLYING IT WITH A LATERALLY IMBALANCED CONDITION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLYING EXPERIENCE, AND HIS…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900527017659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527017659A), May 27, 1990: Amtr KR2 (N777BG), Kenosha, WI, Destroyed. Uncontrolled left turn on liftoff on homebuilts maiden flight caused a crash. 72LBS fuel left tank,made unbalance.
- [Incident 19880525028939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525028939I), May 25, 1988: Amtr KR2 (N777BG), Chicago Waukega, IL, Minor damage. Lost control and ran off the runway during a high speed taxi test.

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