Single-engine piston

N5KW

1994 Homebuilt Kitfox IV

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1994
Serial
1658
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sprague, WA
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Registration record

N5KW on the FAA register

Type
1994 Homebuilt Kitfox IV
Serial
1658
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sprague, WA
Certificate issued
2014-08-12
Airworthiness date
1999-04-02
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A63634
Mode S (octal)
51433064
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).
  • 2014-08-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N5KW.
  • 2014-07-03
    Accident at Sprague, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
Overview

About N5KW

N5KW is a 1994 Homebuilt Kitfox IV, serial number 1658. It is registered to an individual in Sprague, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 12, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 April 2, 1999.

N5KW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-07-03 Accident · Sprague, WA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR14CA279
Reported aircraft: Wiley Kitfox IV
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from powerlines during the landing approach resulting in a collision.
1983-10-26 Incident · San Francisco, CA Damage: Minor NTSB · LAX84IA036
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 200 — a different aircraft that carried the N5KW 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.