Single-engine piston

N53060

1998 Homebuilt Kitfox IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
1627
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Garrett, IN
Registration record

N53060 on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Kitfox IV
Serial
1627
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Garrett, IN
Certificate issued
2018-02-26
Airworthiness date
1998-03-27
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6B3B0
Mode S (octal)
51531660
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N53060 to the current registrant.
  • 1998-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-03-29
    N53060 previously assigned to a Cessna 177RG (s/n 177RG1333); cancelled.
  • 1951-08-21
    N53060 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T41-737); cancelled.
Overview

About N53060

N53060 is a 1998 Homebuilt Kitfox IV, serial number 1627. It is registered to an individual in Garrett, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 March 27, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53060. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-06-18 Accident · Tewksbury, MA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · NYC87LA179
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177RG — a different aircraft that carried the N53060 registration before this airframe.
1983-06-09 Accident · Lansing, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI83LA247
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177RG — a different aircraft that carried the N53060 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.