Single-engine piston

N87WW

1997 Homebuilt Kitfox Series 5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
59511-0160
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Surprise, AZ
Registration record

N87WW on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Kitfox Series 5
Serial
59511-0160
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Surprise, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-09-13
Airworthiness date
2026-05-07
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABF606
Mode S (octal)
52773006
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2023-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N87WW to the current registrant.
  • 2011-11-15
    N87WW previously assigned to a Skyraider Model 1 (s/n 056); cancelled.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N87WW

N87WW is a 1997 Homebuilt Kitfox Series 5, serial number 59511-0160. It is registered to an individual in Surprise, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

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 May 7, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N87WW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-01-10 Accident · Albuquerque, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW02LA066
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-46T — a different aircraft that carried the N87WW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain proper runway alignment. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadvertant flight into adverse weather conditions, the pilot not performing a missed approach, and the low ceiling and snow weather conditions .

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.