# N61XT: 2011 Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, registration cancelled 2013-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW](https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vgw) (registry code 069001D)
- Engine: [Rotax 914 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (registry code 55575)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00058NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00058NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10-03-51-905
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 2011
- Last registry action: July 7, 2011
- Mode S code: A7EE84
- Location: [Roselle, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Roselle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9802° N, 88.0896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60172, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61XT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61XT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61XT-2013-08-29

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 Skykits SAVANNAH VGW: https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vgw.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 CEN12FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA073), Nov 20, 2011: Skykits Savannah VGW (N61XT), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without receiving any flight instruction in the airplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff and 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 20111119027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111119027029A), Nov 19, 2011: Skykits Corp SAVANNAH VGW (N61XT), Elgin, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot started the airplane and the engine died. Pilot restarted the engine and allowed it to come to operating temperature. He taxied to the southwest end of…

## Other aircraft with N61XT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61XT): Cameron Balloons U S XT-60, S/N 6993, built 2023

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