# N803BW: 1992 Wente Robert O KITFOX III, registration cancelled 2005-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Wente Robert O KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/wente-robert-o-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05618M6)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 803
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1993
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1991
- Last registry action: September 16, 2003
- Mode S code: AAED30
- Owner when cancelled: [Wente Robert O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WENTE%20ROBERT%20O)
- Location: [Summerville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Summerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0303° N, 80.2338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29483, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=803BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803BW-2005-11-01

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 Wente Robert O KITFOX III: https://openairdocs.org/model/wente-robert-o-kitfox-iii.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 ATL95LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA067), Mar 19, 1995: Wente Kitfox III (N803BW), Moncks Corner, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO THE WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE BALKED LANDING.

## 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 19950319004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950319004369A), Mar 19, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N803BW), Moncks Corner, SC, Substantial damage. Bounced landing came down off runway heading. Tried go around. Ran off runway into plowed field. Cartwheeled.

## Other aircraft with N803BW

- [Cancelled 2018-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803BW-2018-08-02): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280773, built 1999. First renewal notice. Owner: [Bridgewater State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIDGEWATER%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY), [Bridgewater, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Bridgewater)

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