Single-engine piston

N5290T

Homebuilt Kitfox III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
949
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ultra Flight LLC (LLC)
Based
Le Mars, IA
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Registration record

N5290T on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Kitfox III
Serial
949
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Ultra Flight LLC
Le Mars, IA
Certificate issued
2025-11-23
Airworthiness date
1997-07-18
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6ACC7
Mode S (octal)
51526307
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5290T to the current registrant.
  • 1997-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-06-17
    N5290T previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R7235217); cancelled.
Overview

About N5290T

N5290T is a Homebuilt Kitfox III, serial number 949. The FAA register lists Ultra Flight LLC as the registrant in Le Mars, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 23, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 18, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5290T. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-03-03 Accident · Monterey Park, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX91FA116
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R-200 — a different aircraft that carried the N5290T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SUICIDE.
1976-01-18 Accident · Brule,Ne, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0113
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R — a different aircraft that carried the N5290T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DRG ENG CK FOUND AIR MIXED WITH FUEL.

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.