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N5RU

N5RU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Upson Ralph E KR-2 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 27, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".

N5RU is reserved by a private party since December 13, 2017. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on October 13, 2026.

Upson Ralph E KR-2 cancelled November 27, 2012

Serial number
RU-1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1980
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 30, 1982
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Huntington Beach, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N5RU

LAX83FUG08Accident on December 12, 1982 at Norco, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rand KR-2 · serial RU-1

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site