# N252: 2005 Carter Jay M KITFOX S-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Carter Jay M KITFOX S-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-jay-m-kitfox-s-6) (registry code 05618IK, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: S60005-026
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX SERIES 6
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 2015
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2024
- Expires: August 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A25EEB
- Registered owners: [Tyler Samuel B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TYLER%20SAMUEL%20B), [Tyler Michelle R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TYLER%20MICHELLE%20R)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6352° N, 121.5193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95834, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Carter Jay M KITFOX S-6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N252.

## 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.

- [Incident 20150106000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150106000279I), Jan 6, 2015: Carter Jay M KITFOX S-6 (N252), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Taxiing for takeoff runway 4R, at kffz, sw bound along taxiway-d, was taxiing slightly too fast when I applied the brakes approaching the hold bar at the…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N252 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N252, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR NSVA200200004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NSVA200200004), Nov 30, 2002: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. IAD-ON TAKEOFF ROLL RIGHT ENGINE DROPPED OFF LINE TO GROUND IDLE, ABORTED TAKEOFF. POWER LEVER DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY INPUTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT POWER LEVER C
- [SDR NSVA200200006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NSVA200200006), Nov 26, 2002: BEARING. WORN. LEFT NOSE WHEEL BEARING LOOSE ON AXLE. WHEEL MOVED INWARD 1 INCH FROM HUB TOWARD NLG STRUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND AXLE.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N252

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N252 before.

- [Cancelled 2001-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252-2001-01-08): Cessna T337G, S/N P3370210. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Goebel Frank A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOEBEL%20FRANK%20A), [Hollywood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hollywood)
- [Cancelled 1948-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252-1948-06-23): North American SNJ-4, S/N 9598, built 1942. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1928-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252-1928-12-11): Advance WACO 9, S/N 232, built 1918. Owner: [Gay H M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAY%20H%20M), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## Related

- Other Carter Jay M KITFOX S-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-jay-m-kitfox-s-6/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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