Single-engine piston

N8LW

2001 Homebuilt Kitfox IV 1200

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
FCU054
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Glen Ullin, ND
Registration record

N8LW on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Kitfox IV 1200
Serial
FCU054
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Glen Ullin, ND
Certificate issued
2007-05-04
Airworthiness date
2001-07-05
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AADE3A
Mode S (octal)
52557072
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Skystar Acft Co KITFOX MODEL 4-1200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8LW to the current registrant.
  • 2001-07-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996-10-17
    N8LW previously assigned to a Homebuilt Steen Skybolt (s/n 01); cancelled.
Overview

About N8LW

N8LW is a 2001 Homebuilt Kitfox IV 1200, serial number FCU054. It is registered to an individual in Glen Ullin, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2007 and expires on July 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 July 5, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8LW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-01-23 Accident · Fountain Hills, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX93LA100
Reported aircraft: Wohlers Steen Skybolt — a different aircraft that carried the N8LW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INITIATION OF A LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

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.