# N488WR: Rasmussen Wayne KITFOX MODEL 2, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rasmussen Wayne KITFOX MODEL 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/rasmussen-wayne-kitfox-model-2) (registry code 05616W7)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 488
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1991
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1992
- Last registry action: August 30, 2000
- Mode S code: A60855
- Owner when cancelled: [Plue Jeffrey W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLUE%20JEFFREY%20W)
- Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6306° N, 122.5148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98684, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488WR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488WR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488WR-2018-01-25

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 Rasmussen Wayne KITFOX MODEL 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/rasmussen-wayne-kitfox-model-2.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 SEA96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA001), Oct 1, 1995: Rasmussen Kitfox 2 (N488WR), Battle Ground, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with trees and the ground.

## 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 19951001030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030629A), Oct 1, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N488WR), Battle Ground, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Possibly over gross weight and nose high climbout resulted in wobbly mush into trees. Burned on impact.

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