# N533RC: 2001 Christopher Tom KITFOX -5, registration cancelled 2019-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Christopher Tom KITFOX -5](https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-tom-kitfox-5) (registry code 05608S2)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0127
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX IV
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2007
- Last registry action: August 5, 2015
- Mode S code: A6BD0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Christopher Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTOPHER%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Battle Ground, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Battle%20Ground)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8058° N, 122.5108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98604, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N533RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=533RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533RC-2019-03-12

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 Christopher Tom KITFOX -5: https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-tom-kitfox-5.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 WPR16LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA011), Oct 14, 2015: Christopher Tom Kitfox  5 (N533RC), Battle Ground, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

## 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 20151014016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014016949A), Oct 14, 2015: Christopher Tom KITFOX -5 (N533RC), Battleground, WA, Substantial damage. The pilot manuvered the aircraft from a takeoff at his home airport into a climb when the engine began to run rough. After avoiding several large trees he set…

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