# N16KR: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 7, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16KR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16KR

## Aircraft that carried N16KR

- [Cancelled 2025-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16KR-2025-03-07): Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST, S/N LBS084, built 1994. Owner: [Hodges John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODGES%20JOHN%20J), [Cleburne, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cleburne)

## NTSB investigations on N16KR (2)

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 CEN24LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA363), Sep 21, 2024: Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst (N16KR), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA17LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA314), Sep 5, 2017: Rudder Dwight K Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst (N16KR), Raymond, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16KR (2)

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 20240920020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240920020849A), Sep 20, 2024: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (N16KR), Cleburne, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot performed a low level pass over the runway and lost lift, landing on a nearby fence. Pilot suffered significant injury. Passenger suffered minor injury.
- [Accident 20170905020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905020719A), Sep 5, 2017: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (N16KR), Raymond, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that around 6:30 pm, on September 05, 2017 aircraft registration number N16KR lost engine power at about 250 ft on climb out from his home field…

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