# N376GC: Chaffee George A KITFOX, registration cancelled 1997-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Chaffee George A KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/chaffee-george-a-kitfox) (registry code 05616VY)
- Serial number: 376
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1989
- Last registry action: December 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A44AAE
- Owner when cancelled: [Chaffee George A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAFFEE%20GEORGE%20A)
- Location: [Charlotte, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3057° N, 73.2356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05445, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N376GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=376GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376GC-1997-05-08

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 Chaffee George A KITFOX: https://openairdocs.org/model/chaffee-george-a-kitfox.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 BFO92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA115), Jul 24, 1992: George A Chaffee Kitfox II (N376GC), Shelburne, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION TO AN OPEN DOOR, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## 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 19920724027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724027309A), Jul 24, 1992: Amtrdf KITFOX (N376GC), Shelburne, VT, Substantial damage. On first flight door opened on takeoff. Distracted and unskilled in homebuilt. Stalled into trees.

## Other aircraft with N376GC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N376GC): Chaffee George A RANS S12XL, S/N 08950627, built 1997

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