# N922VR: Richardson Van KITFOX IV, registration cancelled 1997-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richardson Van KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/richardson-van-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05626UF)
- Serial number: 1597
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: January 18, 1995
- Mode S code: ACC783
- Owner when cancelled: [Richardson Van V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20VAN%20V)
- Location: [Moore, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Moore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8656° N, 82.0195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29369, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N922VR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=922VR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922VR-1997-09-09

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 Richardson Van KITFOX IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/richardson-van-kitfox-iv.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 NYC97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA037), Dec 24, 1996: Richardson Kitfox 4 (N922VR), Trenton, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/spin and an uncontrolled descent into terrain. The airplane's excessive gross weight was…

## 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 19961224040149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224040149A), Dec 24, 1996: Amtrdf KITFOX (N922VR), Bar Harbor, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Erratic nose high climbout then steep turn stalled and dived to ground. Had over pitched prop. Over gross.

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