# N888EK: Klapmeiesa A L/Klapmeiesa D E CIRRUS VK-30, registration cancelled 1995-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Klapmeiesa A L/Klapmeiesa D E CIRRUS VK-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/klapmeiesa-a-l-klapmeiesa-d-e-cirrus-vk-30) (registry code 05616PF)
- Serial number: CD008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1989
- Last registry action: December 21, 1994
- Mode S code: AC3BFB
- Owners when cancelled: [Klapmeier Alan L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLAPMEIER%20ALAN%20L), [Klapmeier Dale E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLAPMEIER%20DALE%20E)
- Location: [Baraboo, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Baraboo)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4928° N, 89.7287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53913, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888EK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888EK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888EK-1995-03-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Klapmeiesa A L/Klapmeiesa D E CIRRUS VK-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/klapmeiesa-a-l-klapmeiesa-d-e-cirrus-vk-30.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 CHI90DEP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP05), Jun 14, 1990: Cirrus Klappmeier Cirrus VF-30 (N888EK), Baraboo, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT DESIGN TO PREVENT A FUEL LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF AN UNSUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA.

## 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 19900614020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614020099A), Jun 14, 1990: Amtr VK30 (N888EK), Baraboo, WI, Destroyed. Lost power on takeoff after engine overheated. Fire in engine. Air intake had collapsed. Loose exhaust manifold.

## Other aircraft with N888EK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888EK): Beech A65, S/N LC-263, built 1967

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