N71KN is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Nye Kenneth G KR-2 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 12, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Nye Kenneth G KR-2 cancelled July 12, 2017
- Serial number
- 4371
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 29, 1999
- Last FAA action
- November 7, 2002
- Last owner
- Shaw William D (Individual)
Mariposa, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N71KN
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Nye KR-2 · serial 4371
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin while performing an intentional steep right bank turning maneuver, which resulted in a stall/mush and descent into terrain.
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