# N53060: 1998 Beck Robert L KITFOX IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beck Robert L KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/beck-robert-l-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05604I1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1627
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 26, 2018
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A6B3B0
- Registered owner: [Doorn Scott J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOORN%20SCOTT%20J)
- Location: [Garrett, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Garrett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3189° N, 85.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46738, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53060

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Beck Robert L KITFOX IV)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N53060.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20060523015469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523015469I), May 23, 2006: Amtr KITFOXIV (N53060), Romeoville, IL. (-23) Pilot departed lewis university airport at about 1030 CDT on may 23, 2006. Upon reaching a point 8 miles west he noticed an increasing engine temperature…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N53060

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N53060 before.

- [Cancelled 1991-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53060-1991-03-29): Cessna 177RG, S/N 177RG1333. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Vallett Richard K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLETT%20RICHARD%20K), [Wilmington, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1951-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53060-1951-08-21): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-737, built 1945. Owner: [Higley T S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGLEY%20T%20S), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

## Related

- Other Beck Robert L KITFOX IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beck-robert-l-kitfox-iv/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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