# N950AW: Aero-West Flying Club KITFOX III, registration cancelled 1999-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero-West Flying Club KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-west-flying-club-kitfox-iii) (registry code 056186U)
- Serial number: 950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1996
- Last registry action: October 19, 1999
- Mode S code: AD34BC
- Owners when cancelled: [Townsend George B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNSEND%20GEORGE%20B), [White Wayne L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20WAYNE%20L)
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4014° N, 104.7924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80634, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N950AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=950AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950AW-1999-12-15

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 Aero-West Flying Club KITFOX III: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-west-flying-club-kitfox-iii.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX2943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2943), Jun 1, 1997: ENGINE. SEIZED. ENGINE SEIZED AFTER 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT OPERATION ON INITIAL FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS STORED FOR 4 YEARS AND UNCRATED FOR 2 YEARS. ENIGNE SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION ON O

## 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 FTW97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA189), May 10, 1997: Townsend Kitfox (N950AW), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine manufacturer's inadequate quality control by failing to install the harmonic balancer, causing the engine to fail catastrophically. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain on which to…

## 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 19970510009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510009909A), May 10, 1997: Amtrdf KITFOX (N950AW), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft made emergency landing in a field.

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