# N117S: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200, registration cancelled 2018-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200](https://openairdocs.org/model/schoonover-john-d-kit-fox-iv-1200) (registry code 05624B1)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1774
- Year built: 0
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1993
- Last registry action: July 30, 2012
- Mode S code: A047C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Schoonover John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHOONOVER%20JOHN%20D)
- Location: [Davie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Davie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1105° N, 80.3241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33325, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117S-2018-02-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200: https://openairdocs.org/model/schoonover-john-d-kit-fox-iv-1200.md

## 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 ERA13FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA201), Apr 14, 2013: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 (N117S), St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to final, which resulted in an exceedance of the wing’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to…

## 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.

- [Accident 20130414005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130414005569A), Apr 14, 2013: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 (N117S), Treasure Coast, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed nosedown and stayed in that position. Witness saw the aircraft flying low on a close downwind going in and out of low clouds. Next the pilot…

## Other aircraft with N117S

- [Cancelled 1967-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117S-1967-11-09): Beech 95, S/N TD-187, built 1959. Owner: [La Eureka Lines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LA%20EUREKA%20LINES), [Montebello, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Montebello)

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