# N598HL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 21, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=598HL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N598HL

## Aircraft that carried N598HL

- [Cancelled 2002-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598HL-2002-10-21): Firm Howard KIT FOX 4-1200, S/N 1734, built 2000. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Firm Howard T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRM%20HOWARD%20T), [Virginia, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Virginia)

## NTSB investigations on N598HL (1)

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 CHI02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA165), Jun 15, 2002: Firm Kit Fox 4-1200 (N598HL), Virginia, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird that resulted in severed fuel lines and the subsequent in-flight fire and loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain condition.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N598HL (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 20020615014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615014289A), Jun 15, 2002: Amtr KITFOX41200 (N598HL), Virginia, MN, No damage. (-23) At 800' AGL in cruise smoke was noticed on the windscreen coming from the engine compartment. The engine lost power. Pilot secured engine and electrical.…

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