# N117S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117S

## Aircraft that carried N117S

- [Cancelled 2018-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117S-2018-02-08): Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200, S/N 1774. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schoonover John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHOONOVER%20JOHN%20D), [Davie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Davie)
- [Cancelled 1967-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117S-1967-11-09): Beech 95, S/N TD-187, built 1959. Owner: [La Eureka Lines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LA%20EUREKA%20LINES), [Montebello, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Montebello)

## NTSB investigations on N117S (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA201), Apr 14, 2013: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 (N117S), St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to final, which resulted in an exceedance of the wing’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to…
- [NTSB LAX67A0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0091), Apr 4, 1967: Beech 95 (N117S), Saugus, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N117S (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20130414005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130414005569A), Apr 14, 2013: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 (N117S), Treasure Coast, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed nosedown and stayed in that position. Witness saw the aircraft flying low on a close downwind going in and out of low clouds. Next the pilot…

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