Single-engine piston

N9179Y

1988 Homebuilt Kitfox Model 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
23
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Seminole, TX
Registration record

N9179Y on the FAA register

Type
1988 Homebuilt Kitfox Model 1
Serial
23
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Seminole, TX
Certificate issued
2025-03-01
Airworthiness date
1988-03-03
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACB456
Mode S (octal)
53132126
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N9179Y.
  • 1988-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N9179Y

N9179Y is a 1988 Homebuilt Kitfox Model 1, serial number 23. It is registered to an individual in Seminole, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 1, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 March 3, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9179Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9179Y.

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.