# N4987: 1986 Smith Brant P KITFOX, registration cancelled 2003-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith Brant P KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-brant-p-kitfox) (registry code 0561285)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 30
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1986
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1986
- Last registry action: August 19, 2003
- Mode S code: A6311D
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Brant P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20BRANT%20P)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4987
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4987-2003-11-03

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 Smith Brant P KITFOX: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-brant-p-kitfox.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 ANC87DAG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87DAG03), Jun 17, 1987: Denney FOX 1 (N4987), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19870617020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617020669A), Jun 17, 1987: Amtrdf KITFOX (N4987), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over after hitting a ditch during landing on a river sand bar.

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