# N468KM: 2017 Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ, registration cancelled 2021-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/pphu-ekolot-kr-030-topaz) (registry code 060008B)
- Engine: [Rotax 912IS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912is2) (registry code 55590)
- Serial number: 30-08-03
- Year built: 2017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 2017
- Certificate issued: September 11, 2017
- Last registry action: September 11, 2017
- Mode S code: A5B840
- Owner when cancelled: [North Illinois Union Group Aircraft Division Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20ILLINOIS%20UNION%20GROUP%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION%20INC)
- Location: [Dekalb, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Dekalb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9013° N, 88.7615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60115, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468KM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=468KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468KM-2021-01-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/pphu-ekolot-kr-030-topaz.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 GAA18CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA255), May 5, 2018: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 Topaz (N468KM), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare during gusting wind conditions, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

## 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 20180505004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505004749A), May 5, 2018: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ (N468KM), Dekalb, IL, Destroyed. Instructor was conducting an aircraft checkout. The lesson had taken 1.1 hours. During the 6th landing, the instructor stated that the airplane was nose low…

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