# N302RS: 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 28, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=302RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302RS

## Aircraft that carried N302RS

- [Cancelled 2017-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302RS-2017-02-28): Commander 114-B, S/N 14653, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [R Stuff Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20STUFF%20INC), [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- [Cancelled 1992-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302RS-1992-10-23): Smith Richard KITFOX II, S/N 302. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RICHARD), [Malabar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Malabar)

## NTSB investigations on N302RS (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 MIA98FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA040), Nov 30, 1997: Commander 114B (N302RS), Cross City, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft, due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an…
- [NTSB MIA89LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA217), Aug 12, 1989: Smith Kitfox II (N302RS), Malabar, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N302RS (2)

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 19971130040439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971130040439A), Nov 30, 1997: Gulstm 114B (N302RS), Cross City, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot lost control in clouds. Spatial disorientation no doubt occured wreckage indicates in spiral at impact. (-23) on November 30, 1997, at approximately…
- [Accident 19890812032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812032109A), Aug 12, 1989: Amtrdf KITFOX (N302RS), Valkaria, FL, Substantial damage. Pitched up and stalled on climbout. Claimed lacked elevator pitchdown. Claim refuted by kit maker.

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