# N481DB: 1995 Birtch David Wayne KITFOX II, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Birtch David Wayne KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/birtch-david-wayne-kitfox-ii) (registry code 05626XU)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 552
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 2002
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1995
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A5EC9D
- Owner when cancelled: [Birtch David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRTCH%20DAVID%20W)
- Location: [Dillard, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Dillard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1043° N, 123.4294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97432, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481DB-2013-06-18

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 Birtch David Wayne KITFOX II: https://openairdocs.org/model/birtch-david-wayne-kitfox-ii.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 SEA05CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA060), Mar 11, 2005: Birtch Kitfox II (N481DB), Dillard, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while in cruise flight at low altitude, which resulted in an inflight collision with a power line. A factor was the pilot's decision to fly at…

## 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 20050311002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311002779A), Mar 11, 2005: Amtr KITFOXII (N481DB), Dillard, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 11, 2005, at approximately 1255 pacific standard time, an experimental Kitfox ii, N481DB, collided with a power line over the umpqua river near…

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