N117S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N117S is reserved by a private party since April 1, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 1, 2027.
Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 cancelled February 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 1774
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 14, 1993
- Last FAA action
- July 30, 2012
- Last owner
- Schoonover John D (Individual)
Davie, FL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Beech 95 cancelled November 9, 1967
- Serial number
- TD-187
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1959
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 17, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- La Eureka Lines (Corporation)
Montebello, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N117S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 · serial 1774
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to final, which resulted in an exceedance of the wing’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s combined use of two sedating antihistamines, which resulted in his impairment.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site