# N494S: Stubbe Kenneth D KITFOX CLASSIC IV, registration cancelled 2000-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stubbe Kenneth D KITFOX CLASSIC IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/stubbe-kenneth-d-kitfox-classic-iv) (registry code 056049S)
- Serial number: C9404-0019
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1997
- Last registry action: December 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A62084
- Owner when cancelled: [Stubbe Kenneth D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUBBE%20KENNETH%20D)
- Location: [Toledo, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Toledo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0435° N, 92.5585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52342, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494S-2000-05-11

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 Stubbe Kenneth D KITFOX CLASSIC IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/stubbe-kenneth-d-kitfox-classic-iv.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 CHI98FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA244), Jul 12, 1998: Stubbe-Kitfox Classic (N494S), Traer, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the Kitfox to maintain flying speed (Vs).

## 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 19980712016371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712016371A), Jul 12, 1998: Amtr CLASSICIV (N494S), Traer, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed Traer, Iowa airport on runway 17. Witnesses stated that after approximately 60-100 feet of altitude, engine started to run rough.…

## Other aircraft with N494S

- [Cancelled 2012-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494S-2012-11-29): North American AT-6D, S/N 42-44681. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Fred A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20FRED%20A), [Mocksville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Mocksville)

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