Single-engine piston

N1578S

Homebuilt Kitfox Series 5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S9611 0201
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Placerville, CA
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Registration record

N1578S on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Kitfox Series 5
Serial
S9611 0201
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Placerville, CA
Certificate issued
2024-01-07
Airworthiness date
2002-10-03
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0E7B1
Mode S (octal)
50163661
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N1578S to the current registrant.
  • 2002-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974-03-26
    N1578S previously assigned to a Beechcraft P35 Bonanza (s/n D-6998); cancelled.
Overview

About N1578S

N1578S is a Homebuilt Kitfox Series 5, serial number S9611 0201. It is registered to co-owners in Placerville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 3, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1578S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-01-18 Accident · Gilroy,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0107
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft P35 — a different aircraft that carried the N1578S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ATE 1/22/74.
1970-03-04 Accident · Goleta,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0540
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft P35 — a different aircraft that carried the N1578S registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.