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N455JS

Shaffer John Thomas KR-2

Valid Ohio

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.

Aircraft

Maker
Shaffer John Thomas
Model
KR-2
Serial number
8009
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Volkswagen CONVERSION · 36 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1984
Transponder code
A58588 (octal 51302610)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 3, 1984
Expires
November 30, 2027
Last FAA action
April 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · February 27, 1985
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00582884

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Shaffer John Thomas
Type
Individual
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.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data