# N5278U: 1994 Larson Robert C KITFOX III, registration cancelled 2003-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Larson Robert C KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-robert-c-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05625QF)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 796
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1994
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2001
- Last registry action: August 10, 2001
- Mode S code: A6A672
- Owner when cancelled: [Beary Thomas P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARY%20THOMAS%20P)
- Location: [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7176° N, 92.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72204, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5278U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5278U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5278U-2003-06-16

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 Larson Robert C KITFOX III: https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-robert-c-kitfox-iii.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 FTW03LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA039), Nov 13, 2002: Larson Kitfox III (N5278U), Little Rock, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an intentional taxi resulting in the inadvertent lift-off of the airplane and subsequent inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the…

## 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 20021112034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021112034329A), Nov 12, 2002: Amtr KITFOXIII (N5278U), Littlerock, AR, Destroyed. (-23) On November 13, 2002, at 1610 CST, a larson Kitfox iii, experimental homebuilt airplane, N5278U, was destroyed upon impact with the ground following a…

## Other aircraft with N5278U

- [Cancelled 2010-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5278U-2010-02-22): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11013, built 2009. Exported to Lithuania. Owner: [Globe Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LLC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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