Single-engine piston

N9259M

Homebuilt Kitfox IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1871
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sharon, CT
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Registration record

N9259M on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Kitfox IV
Serial
1871
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sharon, CT
Certificate issued
2025-10-22
Airworthiness date
1997-06-26
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACD45C
Mode S (octal)
53152134
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N9259M.
  • 1997-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N9259M

N9259M is a Homebuilt Kitfox IV, serial number 1871. It is registered to an individual in Sharon, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2025 and expires on October 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 June 26, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9259M. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-10-14 Accident · North Canaan, CT Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA22LA016
Reported aircraft: Kitfox IV — a different aircraft that carried the N9259M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's altitude, airspeed, and course during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in collision with trees and terrain. Contributing was the pilot s inadvertent omission of stowing the carburetor choke before takeoff and in-flight after experiencing a partial loss of engine power.
1972-06-19 Accident · Fresno,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2072
Reported aircraft: Mooney M-20E — a different aircraft that carried the N9259M registration before this airframe.
1967-06-15 Accident · Riverside,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2009
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20E — a different aircraft that carried the N9259M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RUN. NO FURTHER DAMAGE ON LANDING.

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.