Single-engine piston

N97C

1998 Homebuilt Kitfox Classic IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
96120182
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bristol, NH
Registration record

N97C on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Kitfox Classic IV
Serial
96120182
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bristol, NH
Certificate issued
2022-03-10
Airworthiness date
1998-04-27
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD817E
Mode S (octal)
53300576
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N97C to the current registrant.
  • 1998-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976-05-18
    N97C previously assigned to a Cessna T-337 (s/n P3370134); cancelled.
  • 1957-11-01
    N97C previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G (s/n 3258); cancelled.
Overview

About N97C

N97C is a 1998 Homebuilt Kitfox Classic IV, serial number 96120182. It is registered to an individual in Bristol, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 April 27, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N97C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-11-29 Accident · Boca Raton,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4107
Reported aircraft: Cessna 337G — a different aircraft that carried the N97C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N.

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.