# N1078P: 2004 Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7, registration cancelled 2025-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/petsche-tim-kitfox-series-7) (registry code 05614RJ)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: S60111-068
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX SERIES 7
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 2004
- Last registry action: February 4, 2025
- Mode S code: A02233
- Location: [Brandon, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Brandon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4517° N, 89.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39047, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1078P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1078P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078P-2025-11-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7: https://openairdocs.org/model/petsche-tim-kitfox-series-7.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN24LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA262), Jul 12, 2024: Skystar Kitfox (N1078P), Hackney, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a gusting wind condition.
- [NTSB SEA04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA130), Jul 9, 2004: Petsche Kitfox Kitfox 7 (N1078P), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a direct crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20240712010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240712010529A), Jul 12, 2024: Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7 (N1078P), Winfield, KS, Substantial damage. On 07/12/2024 an Petsche Tim/kitfox series 7 was conducting landings on runway 17 at Strother Field, Winfield, Kansas at approximately 14:21 local time. The…
- [Accident 20040709012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709012449A), Jul 9, 2004: Amtr KITFOXSERIE7 (N1078P), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he conducted a normal approach, and made a normal landing on the main wheels. Aircraft began to porpoise, and subsequently ground…

## Other aircraft with N1078P

- [Cancelled 1997-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078P-1997-02-19): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45390. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Offshore Logistics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OFFSHORE%20LOGISTICS%20INC), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

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