# N96BE: 1996 Englert Robert C KITFOX IV-1200

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Englert Robert C KITFOX IV-1200](https://openairdocs.org/model/englert-robert-c-kitfox-iv-1200) (registry code 0563061, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1827
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2018
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AD59EB
- Registered owner: [Smith Richard L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RICHARD%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Forsyth, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Forsyth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2368° N, 106.6822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59327, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96BE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96BE

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 (Englert Robert C KITFOX IV-1200)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N96BE.

## 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 20031101035479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101035479I), Nov 1, 2003: Amtr KITFOX41200 (N96BE), Freetown, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Notified by the NE regional operations center that 96BE a Kitfox model IV-1200 landed on long pond Freetown, MA. At 12:30 and then sank while taxiing to…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Englert Robert C KITFOX IV-1200 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/englert-robert-c-kitfox-iv-1200/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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