# N627KB: Swertfeger Kenneth W VELOCTY 173 ELITE FG, registration cancelled 2000-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swertfeger Kenneth W VELOCTY 173 ELITE FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/swertfeger-kenneth-w-velocty-173-elite-fg) (registry code 056055Y)
- Serial number: DMO 375
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1999
- Last registry action: April 2, 1999
- Mode S code: A83121
- Owners when cancelled: [Swertfeger Kenneth W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWERTFEGER%20KENNETH%20W), [Swertfeger Barbara A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWERTFEGER%20BARBARA%20A)
- Location: [Decatur, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Decatur)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6057° N, 87.0083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35601, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N627KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=627KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627KB-2000-07-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Swertfeger Kenneth W VELOCTY 173 ELITE FG: https://openairdocs.org/model/swertfeger-kenneth-w-velocty-173-elite-fg.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 MIA00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA053), Dec 18, 1999: Swertfeger Velocity 173 Elite (N627KB), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of an unknown maintenance person to comply with an Airworthiness Directive (replace center body bellows seal assembly and tube bushings) and Service Bulletin (replace fuel diaphragm)…

## 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 19991218037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218037069A), Dec 18, 1999: Amtr VELCITY173FG (N627KB), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.19) On December 18, 1999, at about 0917 central standard time, a swertfeger velocity 173 elite, experimental homebuilt airplane, N627KB, registered to a…

## Other aircraft with N627KB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N627KB): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23441

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