# N440RS: Schoennauer Rene M KITFOX IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schoennauer Rene M KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/schoennauer-rene-m-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05618ED, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 1440
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2024
- Expires: August 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A54C25
- Registered owner: [Schieffer Payton Alex](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHIEFFER%20PAYTON%20ALEX)
- Location: [Maryville, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Maryville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3427° N, 94.8812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64468, 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=440RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440RS

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 (Schoennauer Rene M KITFOX IV)

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 CEN23LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA171), May 4, 2023: Kitfox IV (N440RS), Gretna, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a turn immediately after takeoff.

## 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 20230503013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230503013199A), May 3, 2023: Schoennauer Rene  M KITFOX IV (N440RS), Gretna, NE, Substantial damage. The aircraft was performing an off-airport takeoff from a grass field, the take off field was 700' long and take off direction was to the south in the…

## 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 Schoennauer Rene M KITFOX IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schoennauer-rene-m-kitfox-iv/aircraft.md

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