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Shaffer John Thomas KR-2
N455JS is a Shaffer John Thomas KR-2, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1984. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Fremont, Ohio. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 3, 1984 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated February 27, 1985.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Shaffer John Thomas
- Model
- KR-2
- Serial number
- 8009
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Volkswagen CONVERSION · 36 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1984
- Transponder code
- A58588 (octal 51302610)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- July 3, 1984
- Expires
- November 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- April 1, 2023
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 27, 1985
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00582884
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Shaffer John Thomas
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 1244 Sycamore St
Fremont, OH 43420-2361
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N455JS links to the rest of the register
- Shaffer John Thomas 1 aircraft on the register
- Volkswagen (converted) CONVERSION 374 aircraft with this engine series · 36 hp
- Fremont, OH 43 aircraft registered in this town
- Fremont Airport · 14G
- Sandusky County Regional · S24
- Ohio 8,529 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N455JS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Shaffer John Thomas, an individual, certificate issued July 3, 1984, expires November 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated February 27, 1985, consistent with the 1984 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 8009 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N455JS according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N455JS: Accident on September 20, 2026 at Westminster, OH: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on February 24, 2008 at Fremont, OH: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on March 15, 1986 at Mobile, AL: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Shaffer John Thomas KR-2 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Shaffer KR-2 · operated under 091
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Shaffer KR-2 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data