N5XK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Keller Fred H PROSPECTOR built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 1, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
N5XK is reserved by a private party since February 5, 2009. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on December 5, 2026.
Keller Fred H PROSPECTOR cancelled November 1, 2005
- Serial number
- 002
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 1996
- Last FAA action
- September 20, 2005
- Last owner
- Kuffel Betty J (Co-owned)
Whitefish, MT - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N5XK
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Keller Prospector FK1 · serial 002
The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat in icing conditions which resulted in a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. Factors contributing to the accident are unsuitable terrain for an emergency landing , trees and mountainous terrain.
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