Single-engine piston

N5498B

1996 Homebuilt Skystr Kitfox 4-1200

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
JCU115
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Joplin, MO
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Registration record

N5498B on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Skystr Kitfox 4-1200
Serial
JCU115
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Joplin, MO
Certificate issued
2011-08-18
Airworthiness date
1996-07-02
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FCCD
Mode S (octal)
51576315
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5498B to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-08-02
    N5498B previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15283887); cancelled.
Overview

About N5498B

N5498B is a 1996 Homebuilt Skystr Kitfox 4-1200, serial number JCU115. It is registered to an individual in Joplin, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 July 2, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5498B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-04-25 Accident · Cahokia, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI89LA077
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N5498B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND AND THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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.