# N66180: 2004 Beauchamp Norm SERIES 5 KITFOX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beauchamp Norm SERIES 5 KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/beauchamp-norm-series-5-kitfox) (registry code 05617DE, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: S9606-0180
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX SERIES 5
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 2004
- Certificate issued: February 13, 2020
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A8BB79
- Registered owner: [Szeluga Kenneth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SZELUGA%20KENNETH%20L)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2490° N, 111.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85745, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66180

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 (Beauchamp Norm SERIES 5 KITFOX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR24FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA053), Dec 8, 2023: Beauchamp Norm Kitfox (N66180), Eloy, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The separation of a propeller blade during the initial climb due to insufficient blade retention forces. Contributing to the accident was the propeller blade retention design, manufacturing defects…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N66180.

## 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 N66180

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N66180 before.

- [Cancelled 1988-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66180-1988-07-05): Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, S/N 180. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Beauchamp Norm SERIES 5 KITFOX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beauchamp-norm-series-5-kitfox/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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