Aircraft Description
N455JS is a 1984 Shaffer John Thomas KR-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Shaffer John Thomas in Fremont, OH. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 27, 1985. The registration certificate was issued on July 3, 1984. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2027. Powered by a Volkswagen CONVERSION engine producing 36 horsepower, N455JS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A58588 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N455JS was last updated on April 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Shaffer John Thomas is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Shaffer John Thomas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the KR-2 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N455JS. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC