# N704LS: 2000 Shorethose Len KITFOX SERIES 5, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Shorethose Len KITFOX SERIES 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/shorethose-len-kitfox-series-5) (registry code 05609GI)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: S9901-0184
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX MODEL 5
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 2000
- Last registry action: September 26, 2008
- Mode S code: A96475
- Location: [West Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/West%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8964° N, 88.2182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60185, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704LS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=704LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LS-2013-08-27

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 Shorethose Len KITFOX SERIES 5: https://openairdocs.org/model/shorethose-len-kitfox-series-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 SEA05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA073), Apr 10, 2005: Shorethose Kitfox Series 5 (N704LS), Cresent City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft handling not maintained during the landing rollout. Factors include soft terrain.

## 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 20050410009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410009849A), Apr 10, 2005: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5 (N704LS), Cresent, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During taxi aircraft encountered soft wet taxiway and flipped causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was not injured. The wet taxiway was…

## Other aircraft with N704LS

- [Cancelled 1980-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LS-1980-08-05): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078701. Owner: [Midwest Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES), [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria)

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