# N888TL: 1998 Leonard Trudy KITFOX III, registration cancelled 2015-05-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 26, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Leonard Trudy KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/leonard-trudy-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05602A0)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 980
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 2002
- Certificate issued: February 15, 2008
- Last registry action: February 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AC3D41
- Owner when cancelled: [Boucher Darrell P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOUCHER%20DARRELL%20P)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6252° N, 117.9288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92663, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888TL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888TL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888TL-2015-05-26

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 Leonard Trudy KITFOX III: https://openairdocs.org/model/leonard-trudy-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 WPR10CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA355), Jul 17, 2010: Leonard Trudy Kitfox III (N888TL), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind effects and failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around from a 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 20100718039739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100718039739A), Jul 18, 2010: Leonard Tru KITFOX III (N888TL), Mexican Hat, UT, Destroyed. Landing down wind, bounced from approximately 6 ft. attempted go-around, insufficient power to climb, veered off runway and tipped over.

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