# N598HL: 2000 Firm Howard KIT FOX 4-1200, registration cancelled 2002-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Firm Howard KIT FOX 4-1200](https://openairdocs.org/model/firm-howard-kit-fox-4-1200) (registry code 05607WU)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1734
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX MODEL 4-1200
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 2000
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1999
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A7BBD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Firm Howard T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRM%20HOWARD%20T)
- Location: [Virginia, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Virginia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5970° N, 92.4797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55792, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N598HL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=598HL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598HL-2002-10-21

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 Firm Howard KIT FOX 4-1200: https://openairdocs.org/model/firm-howard-kit-fox-4-1200.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 CHI02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA165), Jun 15, 2002: Firm Kit Fox 4-1200 (N598HL), Virginia, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird that resulted in severed fuel lines and the subsequent in-flight fire and loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain condition.

## 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 20020615014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615014289A), Jun 15, 2002: Amtr KITFOX41200 (N598HL), Virginia, MN, No damage. (-23) At 800' AGL in cruise smoke was noticed on the windscreen coming from the engine compartment. The engine lost power. Pilot secured engine and electrical.…

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