# N161JB: 1993 Bach Joseph E KITFOX IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bach Joseph E KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/bach-joseph-e-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05623AP, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1902
- Year built: 1993
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1993
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A0F62F
- Registered owner: [Bivens Jason D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIVENS%20JASON%20D)
- Location: [Duncan, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Duncan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5045° N, 97.8546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73533, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161JB

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bach Joseph E KITFOX IV)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 CEN21LA454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA454), Sep 24, 2021: Kitfox IV (N161JB), Ozark, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain altitude after the airplane encountered a downdraft while he intentionally flew at a low-altitude during a practice for a short-takeoff-and-landing flight…

## 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 20210924021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210924021669A), Sep 24, 2021: Bach Joseph E KITFOX IV (N161JB), Ozark, AR, Substantial damage. On September 24, 2021 on or about 1345 CST, an experimental airplane, Kitfox IV, N616JB, was on a practice run for a stol competition at Byrd'S backcountry…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Bach Joseph E KITFOX IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bach-joseph-e-kitfox-iv/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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