# N827FL: 1998 Zapf Rodney L ZAPF-KITFOX III, registration cancelled 2018-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Zapf Rodney L ZAPF-KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/zapf-rodney-l-zapf-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05606RL)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 832
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1998
- Last registry action: October 26, 2017
- Mode S code: AB4B64
- Location: [East Dubuque, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/East%20Dubuque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4712° N, 90.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61025, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827FL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=827FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827FL-2018-09-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Zapf Rodney L ZAPF-KITFOX III: https://openairdocs.org/model/zapf-rodney-l-zapf-kitfox-iii.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20170914019359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170914019359I), Sep 14, 2017: Zapf Rodney L ZAPF-KITFOX III (N827FL), East Dubuque, IL, Minor damage. The pilot stated to the responding inspector that he was water taxiing the aircraft, an experimental amateur built Kitfox iii, when the floats struck mud in…

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