# N85JV: Vanatta Jerry N KR-2, registration cancelled 1998-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vanatta Jerry N KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/vanatta-jerry-n-kr-2) (registry code 05648UK)
- Serial number: 408701401
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1996
- Last registry action: May 24, 1996
- Mode S code: ABA5DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Wickey Keefe E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICKEY%20KEEFE%20E)
- Location: [Kenbridge, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Kenbridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9159° N, 78.1386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23944, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85JV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85JV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JV-1998-04-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Vanatta Jerry N KR-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/vanatta-jerry-n-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 IAD97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA017), Nov 6, 1996: Vanatta KR-2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control (stall) and collision with the ground.

## 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 19961106034859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961106034859A), Nov 6, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power on clibout. Rolled inverted. Crashed. Power loss not known. Pilot panicked. Lost control.
- [Incident 19960925036659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960925036659I), Sep 25, 1996: Amtr KR2 (N85JV), Blackstone, VA. 09/25/96, 09:38 Local. The richmond flight standards district office received a call from keefe wickey stating that due to engine problems. He had landed his…

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