# N396BK: 2003 Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV, registration cancelled 2018-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/bordelon-bruce-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05614I4)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: C94100070
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX IV
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 2012
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2010
- Last registry action: April 27, 2012
- Mode S code: A49936
- Owner when cancelled: [Svien Benny H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SVIEN%20BENNY%20H)
- Location: [Northfield, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Northfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4727° N, 93.1791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55057, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N396BK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=396BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396BK-2018-01-19

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 Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/bordelon-bruce-kitfox-iv.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CEN12CA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA597), Jul 31, 2012: Bordelon Bruce Kitfox IV (N396BK), Castlerock, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: Propeller system failure during a go-around maneuver resulting in a forced landing. Contributing to the severity of damage to the airplane was the postimpact fire.
- [NTSB CEN10CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA304), Jun 7, 2010: Bordelon Kitfox IV (N396BK), Stanton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent propeller blade pitch change and subsequent loss of forward thrust.
- [NTSB CEN09CA592](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA592), Sep 18, 2009: Bordelon Kitfox IV (N396BK), Dodge Center, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper glide path during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20120731016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120731016169A), Jul 31, 2012: Bordelon Bruce KITFOX IV (N396BK), Castle Rock Twp, MN, Destroyed. Pilot attempted landing at his private field and felt that he was going to land long. He began a go-around and started a right hand turn as to avoid a low…
- [Accident 20100607036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100607036229A), Jun 7, 2010: Skystar KITFOX IV (N396BK), Stanton, MN, Substantial damage. The owner/pilot repaired the aircraft from a previous accident. The first flight after the repairs were made the owner departed from his private home airport…
- [Accident 20090916049639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090916049639A), Sep 16, 2009: Bordelon Br KITFOX IV (N396BK), Dodge Center, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot was piloting his Kitfox IV when when he landed 162 feet short of runway 04 at the Dodge Center Airport (ktob). During landing, the aircraft nose gear…

## Other aircraft with N396BK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N396BK): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2627

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