# N487JS: Sheets James L KITFOX II, registration cancelled 2000-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sheets James L KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/sheets-james-l-kitfox-ii) (registry code 05618GW)
- Serial number: 487
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1998
- Last registry action: May 5, 1998
- Mode S code: A60373
- Owner when cancelled: [Foster Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Massena, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Massena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2369° N, 94.7679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50853, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487JS-2000-03-31

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Sheets James L KITFOX II: https://openairdocs.org/model/sheets-james-l-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 CHI98LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA186), Jun 2, 1998: Sheets Kitfox II (N487JS), Greenfield, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: the initial climb airspeed not obtained/maintained after liftoff by the pilot in command. A factor was the improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot in command.

## 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 19980602011789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602011789A), Jun 2, 1998: Amtr KITFOXII (N487JS), Greenfield, IA, Destroyed. Acft crashed on takeoff, other circumstances are unknown. Greenfield, IA. (.4)the pilot stated that he was using 20-degrees of flaps for takeoff, which is not…

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