# N915PK: 1993 Marks C A III KITFOX II, registration cancelled 2017-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Marks C A III KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/marks-c-a-iii-kitfox-ii) (registry code 05620UT)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 709
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1993
- Certificate issued: March 18, 2004
- Last registry action: March 1, 2011
- Mode S code: ACAA8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Luce Austin E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUCE%20AUSTIN%20E)
- Location: [Smithfield, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Smithfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.6418° N, 69.7999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04978, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915PK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=915PK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915PK-2017-10-06

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 Marks C A III KITFOX II: https://openairdocs.org/model/marks-c-a-iii-kitfox-ii.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA11LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA336), Jun 10, 2011: Marks Ca III Kitfox II (N915PK), Scarborough, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off with a gusting wind.
- [NTSB MIA96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA087), Feb 24, 1996: Marks Kitfox II (N915PK), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent collision with a…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20110610012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110610012559A), Jun 10, 2011: Marks C A III KITFOX II (N915PK), Scarborough, ME, Destroyed. While performing high speed taxing, the aircraft became airborne and encountered a crosswind gust. The pilot stated the controls were "sluggish", but the…
- [Accident 19960224002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224002699A), Feb 24, 1996: Amtrdf KITFOX (N915PK), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Hard crosswind landing. Began belated go around but collided with ditch off side runway. CFI not qualified in type.

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