# N98BB: 1979 Bateman-Bruce KR-1, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bateman-Bruce KR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bateman-bruce-kr-1) (registry code 05648W3)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: BB2-78-KR1-VW
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1983
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1983
- Last registry action: November 8, 1986
- Mode S code: ADA8E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Guinn Harold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUINN%20HAROLD)
- Location: [Lakewood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lakewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8410° N, 118.0791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90715, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98BB-2013-09-17

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 Bateman-Bruce KR-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bateman-bruce-kr-1.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 LAX83FUA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA06), Jul 23, 1983: Rand Robinson KR-1 (N98BB), Seal Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830723038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723038149A), Jul 23, 1983: Amtrrn KR1 (N98BB), Seal Beach, CA, Destroyed. Snapped inverted during a steep turn over racing sailboats. Indicates accelerated stall occurred. Dived into water.

## Other aircraft with N98BB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98BB): Beech 58P, S/N TJ-193, built 1979

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