# N87WW: 1997 Brown Donald R KITFOX SERIES 5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Brown Donald R KITFOX SERIES 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-donald-r-kitfox-series-5) (registry code 05602C4, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 59511-0160
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 2026
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: ABF606
- Registered owner: [Reichart John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REICHART%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Surprise, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Surprise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7092° N, 112.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85387, 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=87WW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87WW

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 (Brown Donald R KITFOX SERIES 5)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N87WW.

## NTSB investigations on N87WW not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA066), Jan 10, 2002: Piper PA-46T (N87WW), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain proper runway alignment. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadvertant flight into adverse weather conditions, the pilot not performing a missed approach,…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N87WW.

## Reports on N87WW not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N87WW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20020110001799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020110001799A), Jan 10, 2002: Piper PA46310P (N87WW), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 10, 2002, approximately 1057 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-46T airplane, N87WW, was substantially damaged during landing at the Double…
- [Incident 19970914031869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914031869I), Sep 14, 1997: Piper PA46310P (N87WW), Monterey, CA. (-23) No narrative available.

## 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 N87WW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N87WW before.

- [Cancelled 2011-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87WW-2011-11-15): Skyraider MODEL 1, S/N 056, built 2006. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Jenkins Mark L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20MARK%20L), [Waynesboro, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Waynesboro)

## Related

- Other Brown Donald R KITFOX SERIES 5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-donald-r-kitfox-series-5/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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