# N580LD: Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER

- Status: Registration pending
- Airframe: [Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/howes-fred-m-kitfox-speedster) (registry code 05626P1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: HBS043
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 1998
- Mode S code: A776E6
- Location: [Lostine, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lostine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3593° N, 117.5232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97857, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=580LD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N580LD

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 (Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER)

None in force.

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

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 CEN20CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA196), May 26, 2020: Denney Kitfox Speedster (N580LD), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## 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 20200526020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200526020499A), May 26, 2020: Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER (N580LD), Georgetown, TX, Substantial damage. On may 26, 2020, at approximately 10:15 hours, a fred Howes Kitfox speedstar [privacy data omitted] a and operated by [privacy data omitted], crashed on runway…

## 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 Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/howes-fred-m-kitfox-speedster/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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