# N39FM: 1989 Morse Frank L KITFOX, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Morse Frank L KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/morse-frank-l-kitfox) (registry code 05612SW)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 76
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 5, 2008
- Last registry action: September 5, 2008
- Mode S code: A480F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Balzout Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALZOUT%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Crawford, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Crawford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6255° N, 107.6276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81415, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39FM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39FM-2017-07-12

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 Morse Frank L KITFOX: https://openairdocs.org/model/morse-frank-l-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 CEN09CA528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA528), Aug 16, 2009: Morse, Frank L. Kitfox (N39FM), Crawford, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into a severe downdraft at low altitude after encountering tailwind over the area.

## 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 20090816015829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090816015829A), Aug 16, 2009: Morsef KITFOX (N39FM), Crawford, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Flying over gently sloping hillside. Decided to check water line for air park during flight; made pass over water line head gate (150') to check winds,…

## Other aircraft with N39FM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39FM): Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550), S/N 5412, built 2013

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