# N3DS: 1989 Sykes Daniel C KITFOX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sykes Daniel C KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/sykes-daniel-c-kitfox) (registry code 05616CJ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 56
- Year built: 1989
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1989
- Certificate issued: April 13, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A31AFC
- Registered owners: [Wiberg Chad D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIBERG%20CHAD%20D), [Luoma Leif R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUOMA%20LEIF%20R)
- Location: [Shepherd, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Shepherd)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0621° N, 108.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59079, 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=3DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3DS

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 (Sykes Daniel C KITFOX)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3DS.

## NTSB investigations on N3DS not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI82DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA057), Feb 16, 1982: Beech 90 (N3DS), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3DS.

## Reports on N3DS not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N3DS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19841111071249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111071249I), Nov 11, 1984: Gulstm 690C (N3DS), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Brakes overheated and caught fire during taxi operation.
- [Accident 19820216004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820216004409A), Feb 16, 1982: Beech B90 (N3DS), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Elevator trim tab became frozen en route after washing prior to flight. Nose gear hit antenna on approach, collapsed

## 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 Sykes Daniel C KITFOX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sykes-daniel-c-kitfox/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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