# N51870: Gregory James A KITFOX III

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gregory James A KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/gregory-james-a-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05620HP, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 752
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1998
- Certificate issued: March 26, 2022
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6828D
- Registered owners: [Keen Douglas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEEN%20DOUGLAS%20C), [Jablonski Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JABLONSKI%20KENNETH)
- Location: [Munith, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Munith)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3829° N, 84.2557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49259, 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=51870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51870

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 (Gregory James A KITFOX III)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N51870.

## 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.

- [Incident 19990908039449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990908039449I), Sep 8, 1999: Amtr KITFOXII (N51870), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. (.23) On September 8, 199, at 0827 EDT, an experimental amateur built Kitfoxii, N51870, owned and operated by bruce stanley, ground looped on landing at Page…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX768), Sep 5, 1998: TUBE. BENT. LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO FLOAT KEEL AND LEFT NOSE TIRE DEFLATED. FOUND ROTATION TUBE COLLAPSED AND BENT. STOP BRACKET ROTATES P

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N51870

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51870 before.

- [Cancelled 1952-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51870-1952-04-22): Fairchild PT-19B, S/N 5998AE, built 1945. Owner: [Bonini Raymond](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONINI%20RAYMOND), [Croton-On-Hudson, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Croton-On-Hudson)

## Related

- Other Gregory James A KITFOX III aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gregory-james-a-kitfox-iii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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