# N781VP: 2000 Polit Virgil Edouard KITFOX SER 5 OUTBACK, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Polit Virgil Edouard KITFOX SER 5 OUTBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/polit-virgil-edouard-kitfox-ser-5-outback) (registry code 05607YY)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: S9701-0203
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX OUTBACK
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2006
- Last registry action: November 12, 2008
- Mode S code: AA9626
- Owners when cancelled: [Leyde Harvey G Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEYDE%20HARVEY%20G%20JR), [Leyde Cheryl E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEYDE%20CHERYL%20E)
- Location: [Apple Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Apple%20Valley)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5712° N, 117.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92307, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781VP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781VP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781VP-2013-07-30

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 Polit Virgil Edouard KITFOX SER 5 OUTBACK: https://openairdocs.org/model/polit-virgil-edouard-kitfox-ser-5-outback.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 WPR09LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA264), May 23, 2009: Polit Kitfox Ser 5 Outback (N781VP), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons while maneuvering at low altitude.

## 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 20090523008959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090523008959A), May 23, 2009: Amtr KITFOX (N781VP), Apple Valley, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot flying an experimental Kitfox outback, departed Apple airport (apv). Witnesses stated aircraft was flying extremely low (approximately 200 feet)…

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