# N951BW: 1992 Schmanski W C / Schmanski B T KITFOX III, registration cancelled 2004-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Schmanski W C / Schmanski B T KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/schmanski-w-c-schmanski-b-t-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05618M3)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 951
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1992
- Certificate issued: July 25, 1991
- Last registry action: September 8, 2003
- Mode S code: AD388C
- Owners when cancelled: [Schmanski William C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMANSKI%20WILLIAM%20C), [Schmanski Bernard T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMANSKI%20BERNARD%20T)
- Location: [Ft Lupton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ft%20Lupton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1071° N, 104.8013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80621, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N951BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=951BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951BW-2004-02-04

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 Schmanski W C / Schmanski B T KITFOX III: https://openairdocs.org/model/schmanski-w-c-schmanski-b-t-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 FTW95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA132), Mar 4, 1995: Schmanski Kitfox III (N951BW), Greeley, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT.

## 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 19950304003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304003029A), Mar 4, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N951BW), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Bounced on rear quartering down wind landing. Was blown off runway into a hangar.

## Other aircraft with N951BW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N951BW): Pzl-Bielsko B1-PW-5, S/N 05.001.04, built 2001

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