# N394GL: 1997 Calkins Gene M KITFOX SERIES 5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Calkins Gene M KITFOX SERIES 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/calkins-gene-m-kitfox-series-5) (registry code 05630CR, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: S9404-0021
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1997
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A49246
- Registered owner: [Yates Kenneth B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YATES%20KENNETH%20B)
- Location: [New Boston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/New%20Boston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4626° N, 94.4334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75570, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=394GL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N394GL

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 (Calkins Gene M KITFOX SERIES 5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 CHI99LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA099), Mar 1, 1999: Calkins Kitfox 5 (N394GL), Waunakee, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the fracture of the trim actuator.

## 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 19990301001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301001889A), Mar 1, 1999: Amtrdf KITFOX (N394GL), Waunakee, WI, Destroyed. Acft was slow on final and landed hard, the seat broke loose and came down on the aileron controls, and the acft ground looped on the rwy. (-23)pilot reported…

## 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 Calkins Gene M KITFOX SERIES 5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/calkins-gene-m-kitfox-series-5/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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