# N456RC: 1997 Chilian Dirk KITFOX, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Chilian Dirk KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/chilian-dirk-kitfox) (registry code 05604JV)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1472
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 1997
- Last registry action: May 31, 2000
- Mode S code: A589E0
- Location: [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4579° N, 87.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46383, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=456RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456RC-2013-03-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Chilian Dirk KITFOX: https://openairdocs.org/model/chilian-dirk-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 CHI00LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA207), Jul 13, 2000: Chilian Kitfox 1200 IV (N456RC), Lowell, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the incapacitation of the pilot. Factors to the accident were the failure of the pilot to maintain flying speed and the subsequent stall.

## 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 20000713036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713036359A), Jul 13, 2000: Amtr KITFOX (N456RC), Lowell, IN, Substantial damage. (-23)Witness statements indicate that after take-off, aircraft climbed at steep angle and then banked left, increasing climb angle. Airplane appeared to stall…

## Other aircraft with N456RC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456RC): Zall Jihlavan Airplanes S R O JA-600 SKYLEADER 600, S/N 6 339 384C, built 2023

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