# N3279Q: Matwey Benjamin KITFOX IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Matwey Benjamin KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/matwey-benjamin-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05626WE, 2 seats)
- Serial number: DCU035
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A38BF3
- Registered owner: [Rumbaugh Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUMBAUGH%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Waterville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Waterville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4916° N, 83.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43566, 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=3279Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3279Q

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 (Matwey Benjamin KITFOX IV)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3279Q.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3279Q.

## Reports on N3279Q not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3279Q, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19990530014231I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990530014231I), May 30, 1999: Amtrdf KITFOX (N3279Q), Smoketown, PA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on runway and did not see other aircraft until collision occurred.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N3279Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3279Q before.

- [Cancelled 2006-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279Q-2006-09-28): Focke-Wulf FWP 149D, S/N 190, built 1960. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Courtesy Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COURTESY%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- [Cancelled 1990-01-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279Q-1990-01-13): Piper PA-32R-300, S/N 32R7780302. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1967-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279Q-1967-06-09): Cessna 402, S/N 402-0079. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Floair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Matwey Benjamin KITFOX IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/matwey-benjamin-kitfox-iv/aircraft.md

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