# N4287Y: Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/tipton-kitfox-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05904RD, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1661T1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 6, 2008
- Certificate issued: January 31, 2024
- Expires: January 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A51CBB
- Registered owner: [Cernik Tyler](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CERNIK%20TYLER)
- Location: [Giraltar, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Giraltar)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0737° N, 83.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48173, 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=4287Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4287Y

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 (Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV)

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 CEN23LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA242), Jun 17, 2023: Tipton Kitfox Kitfox IV (N4287Y), Odessa, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown speed, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

## 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 20230617006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230617006799A), Jun 17, 2023: Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV (N4287Y), Smithville, MO, Substantial damage. According to the pilot, he was taking [privacy data omitted] for a part 91 personal flight. The pilots intention was to initiate and terminate the flight at…

## 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 N4287Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4287Y before.

- [Cancelled 2003-02-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4287Y-2003-02-18): Ledoux Robert E HAB-2, S/N 002, built 1991. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ledoux Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEDOUX%20ROBERT%20E), [Jefferson, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Jefferson)

## Related

- Other Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/tipton-kitfox-kitfox-iv/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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