# N40820: 1995 Donahue Mark T KITFOX IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Donahue Mark T KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/donahue-mark-t-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05626BU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1530
- Year built: 1995
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1995
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1994
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4CD10
- Registered owner: [Donahue Mark T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONAHUE%20MARK%20T)
- Location: [Bainbridge Island, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bainbridge%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6470° N, 122.5346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98110, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40820
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40820

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 (Donahue Mark T KITFOX IV)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40820.

## NTSB investigations on N40820 not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW86FRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRD10), Mar 11, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N40820), Krotz Springs, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEG05), Sep 5, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N40820), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N40820.

## Reports on N40820 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N40820, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19860310005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310005919A), Mar 10, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N40820), Krotz Springs, LA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing after fuel exhaustion. Carburetor out of adjustment.
- [Accident 19750905026539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905026539A), Sep 5, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N40820), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. Nose gr bent.

## 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 N40820

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40820 before.

- [Cancelled 1991-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40820-1991-05-22): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1800. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20COMPANY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40820-undated): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287425172. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Donahue Mark T KITFOX IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/donahue-mark-t-kitfox-iv/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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