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N1248, a Terry D Johnstone KITFOX 7 SS
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N1248

Terry D Johnstone KITFOX 7 SS

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesArizona

N1248 is a Terry D Johnstone KITFOX 7 SS, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2025. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Scottsdale, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 21, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 4, 2025.

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Aircraft

Maker
Terry D Johnstone
Model
KITFOX 7 SS
Serial number
KA22106544
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 912 · 80 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas; the engine's maker also approves mogas, UL91, UL94
Seats
2
Year built
2025
Kit
KITFOX AIRCRAFT LLC S7 SUPER SPORT
Transponder code
A065FE (octal 50062776)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 21, 2025
Expires
May 31, 2032
Last FAA action
May 21, 2025
Airworthiness
ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 4, 2025
FAA region
Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01493007

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Johnstone Terry D
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
29053 N 94Th Pl
Scottsdale, AZ 85262-2317

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 3

2025-05-13Terry D Johnstone KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT · Valid registration
2009-06-25Rotowing Aircraft Co SCORPION 1970 · Registration certificate revoked
1970-01-02Beech C-50 · Valid registration

Connections how N1248 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Rotax 912 241 aircraft with this engine series · 80 hp
Place

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Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear

The public federal record on N1248, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Johnstone Terry D, an individual, certificate issued May 21, 2025, expires May 31, 2032. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated June 4, 2025, consistent with the 2025 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial KA22106544 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N1248 was previously assigned to 3 other aircraft: Terry D Johnstone KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT (serial KA18066364, cancelled May 13, 2025); Rotowing Aircraft Co SCORPION 1970 (serial 1001, cancelled June 25, 2009); Beech C-50 (serial CH-352, cancelled January 2, 1970). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N1248: Accident on February 20, 2022 at Phoenix, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 1

WPR22LA108Accident on February 20, 2022 at Phoenix, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: KA18066364

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Kitfox S7 · operated under 091

The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data