Single-engine piston

N81589

1989 Homebuilt Kitfox 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
307
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yacolt, WA
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Registration record

N81589 on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Kitfox 2
Serial
307
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yacolt, WA
Certificate issued
2021-07-08
Airworthiness date
2026-04-21
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB1F81
Mode S (octal)
52617601
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2021-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N81589 to the current registrant.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
  • 1954-03-23
    N81589 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-208); cancelled.
Overview

About N81589

N81589 is a 1989 Homebuilt Kitfox 2, serial number 307. It is registered to an individual in Yacolt, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2021 and expires on July 31, 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 April 21, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81589. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-11-25 Accident · Des Moines, IA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MKC86MA031
Reported aircraft: Rockwell 500-S — a different aircraft that carried the N81589 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.