# N4454U: 2001 Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-miles-sky-star-kitfox-s-5) (registry code 05606R3)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: S 9410-0057
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 10, 2016
- Last registry action: May 10, 2016
- Mode S code: A56027
- Owner when cancelled: [Schuler Richard T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHULER%20RICHARD%20T)
- Location: [Pilot Point, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pilot%20Point)
- Physical address: [Tioga, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Tioga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3711° N, 96.9322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76258, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4454U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4454U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454U-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5: https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-miles-sky-star-kitfox-s-5.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 CEN12CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA482), Jul 25, 2012: Nelson Miles Sky Star Kitfox (N4454U), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in aborting the landing.

## 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 20120725021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725021759A), Jul 25, 2012: Nelson Miles SKY STAR KITFOX S 5 (N4454U), Weatherford, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings when the accident occurred. During the landing flare, the airplane drifted to the left of the runway centerline.…

## Other aircraft with N4454U

- [Cancelled 1991-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454U-1991-01-23): Marshall Dwight J TERATORN TIERRA II, S/N 3449771. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Marshall Dwight J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHALL%20DWIGHT%20J), [Fall River, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Fall%20River)
- [Cancelled 1964-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454U-1964-03-10): Cessna 150D, S/N 15060454. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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