Single-engine piston

N53RJ

1997 Homebuilt Kitfox Classic IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
C97110212
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Downs, IL
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Registration record

N53RJ on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Kitfox Classic IV
Serial
C97110212
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Downs, IL
Certificate issued
2016-05-03
Airworthiness date
2000-05-24
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6AF94
Mode S (octal)
51527624
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Skystar Acft Co KITFOX IV
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N53RJ to the current registrant.
  • 2000-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1984-05-07
    N53RJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Baby Great Lakes (s/n 100B); cancelled.
Overview

About N53RJ

N53RJ is a 1997 Homebuilt Kitfox Classic IV, serial number C97110212. It is registered to an individual in Downs, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 24, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53RJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53RJ.

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.