Single-engine piston

N90TY

1997 Homebuilt Kitfox IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
1800
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ferkin Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Caldwell, ID
Registration record

N90TY on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Kitfox IV
Serial
1800
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Ferkin Air LLC
Caldwell, ID
Certificate issued
2023-08-05
Airworthiness date
2023-11-28
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC6E93
Mode S (octal)
53067223
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2023-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N90TY.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N90TY

N90TY is a 1997 Homebuilt Kitfox IV, serial number 1800. The FAA register lists Ferkin Air LLC as the registrant in Caldwell, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 2023 and expires on August 31, 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 November 28, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90TY. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-01-04 Accident · Homedale, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR11CA088
Reported aircraft: Ferkin Kitfox IV — a different aircraft that carried the N90TY registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the snow-covered terrain during the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
2004-08-16 Accident · Sandpoint, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA04CA160
Reported aircraft: Beyers Kitfox IV — a different aircraft that carried the N90TY registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the rough grass runway, and the trees on the left side of the runway.

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.