Single-engine piston

N96BW

1996 Homebuilt Kitfox III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
1209
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Newcastle, CA
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Registration record

N96BW on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Kitfox III
Serial
1209
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newcastle, CA
Certificate issued
2026-08-04
Airworthiness date
1996-09-27
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD59FB
Mode S (octal)
53254773
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N96BW.
  • 1996-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N96BW

N96BW is a 1996 Homebuilt Kitfox III, serial number 1209. It is registered to co-owners in Newcastle, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

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 September 27, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N96BW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-12-14 Accident · Roseau, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI92LA055
Reported aircraft: Aero Commander 690A — a different aircraft that carried the N96BW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH, AND NOT SELECTING THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE LANDING RUNWAY. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE A DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION AND CROSSWINDS.

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.