# N96KR: 2001 Kidd Chris HARMON ROCKET 2, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kidd Chris HARMON ROCKET 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/kidd-chris-harmon-rocket-2) (registry code 05611OR)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2001
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2001
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: AD5ABE
- Owner when cancelled: [Kidd Chris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIDD%20CHRIS)
- Location: [Taft, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Taft)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1767° N, 119.4070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93268, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96KR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96KR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96KR-2017-04-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Kidd Chris HARMON ROCKET 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/kidd-chris-harmon-rocket-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 SEA08LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA070), Feb 2, 2008: Kidd Chris Harmon ROC (N96KR), Maricopa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering in mountainous, hilly terrain. Contributing to the accident were hilly terrain, a low ceiling and gusty winds.

## 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 20080202011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080202011349A), Feb 2, 2008: Amtr HARMONRCKT (N96KR), Maricopa, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot departed on a local flight from a private strip near taft, CA at approximately 0930PST on 2/2/08. When the aircraft did not return by 1630PST,…

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