# N77LR: 2000 Rice Leo B KITFOX SERIES 5, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Rice Leo B KITFOX SERIES 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-leo-b-kitfox-series-5) (registry code 05609O7)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S9707-0217
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX MODEL 5
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 2000
- Last registry action: July 18, 2013
- Mode S code: AA67B8
- Location: [Hooks, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hooks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5168° N, 94.2816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75561, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77LR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77LR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77LR-2013-08-21

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 Rice Leo B KITFOX SERIES 5: https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-leo-b-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 ERA12LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA307), Apr 28, 2012: Rice Leo B Kitfox Series 5 (N77LR), Port Canaveral, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Impingement of the elevator control by foreign objects (clamp, glove) left in the flight control path by the pilot/owner or maintenance personnel.

## 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 20120428008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120428008059A), Apr 28, 2012: Rice Leo B KITFOX SERIES 5 (N77LR), Port Canaveral, FL, Destroyed. An experimental aircraft operator and sole occupant from flagler airport was operating in the Merritt Island/ cape Canaveral area taking pictures, while flying…

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