N598HL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Firm Howard KIT FOX 4-1200 built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 21, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Firm Howard KIT FOX 4-1200 cancelled October 21, 2002
- Serial number
- 1734
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2000
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 27, 1999
- Last FAA action
- September 17, 2002
- Last owner
- Firm Howard T (Individual)
Virginia, MN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N598HL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Firm Kit Fox 4-1200 · serial 1734
An in-flight collision with a bird that resulted in severed fuel lines and the subsequent in-flight fire and loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain condition.
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