Single-engine piston

N8610X

Homebuilt II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

—

Serial

004

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Bakersville, NC

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Registration record

N8610X on the FAA register

Type

Homebuilt II

Serial

004

Engines

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Bakersville, NC

Certificate issued

2007-03-29

Airworthiness date

—

Registration expires

2029-11-30

Airworthiness class

—

Mode S (hex)

ABD4FC

Mode S (octal)

52752374

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2029-11-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2025-10-17
Accident at Spruce Pine, NC; damage: destroyed.
2007-03-29
Certificate of registration issued as N8610X to the current registrant.
1961-09-26
N8610X previously assigned to a Cessna 180D (s/n 18051010); cancelled.

Overview

About N8610X

N8610X is a Homebuilt II, serial number 004. It is registered to an individual in Bakersville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2007 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

N8610X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-10-17 Accident · Spruce Pine, NC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26FA022

Reported aircraft: Kitfox II

Preliminary report: On October 17, 2025, about 1154 eastern daylight time, a Kitfox II airplane, N8610X was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Witness 1 reported that the pilot completed one takeoff and landing on grass runway 17 at the Avery County Airport-Morrison. Later, two witnesses saw the airplane taxiing on the grass east of the asphalt runway near the windsock. Witness 1 reported that he briefly observed what appeared to be the accident airplane executing a takeoff roll from the east side of the airport, parallel to runway 17 (Figure…

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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.