Single-engine piston

N66180

2004 Homebuilt Series 5 Kitfox

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
S9606-0180
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tucson, AZ
Registration record

N66180 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Series 5 Kitfox
Serial
S9606-0180
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
2020-02-13
Airworthiness date
2004-06-30
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A8BB79
Mode S (octal)
52135571
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Skystar Acft Co KITFOX SERIES 5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-08
    Accident at Eloy, AZ; damage: destroyed.
  • 2020-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N66180 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1988-07-05
    N66180 previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter (s/n 180); cancelled.
Overview

About N66180

N66180 is a 2004 Homebuilt Series 5 Kitfox, serial number S9606-0180. It is registered to an individual in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 June 30, 2004.

N66180 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-12-08 Accident · Eloy, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR24FA053
Reported aircraft: Beauchamp Norm Kitfox
Probable cause: The separation of a propeller blade during the initial climb due to insufficient blade retention forces. Contributing to the accident was the propeller blade retention design, manufacturing defects that prevented the propeller from achieving adequate grip forces, the pilot s decision to use the propeller with an untested engine combination, and the lack of initial and ongoing maintenance documentation provided to the pilot by the manufacturer.
1976-12-29 Accident · Los Angeles,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4074
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N66180 registration before this airframe.
1969-10-01 Accident · Oakland,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2529
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DHC-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N66180 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Arizona

All 8,422 aircraft registered in Arizona →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

Own N66180?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Arizona· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.