# N7183H: Griffiths Robert KITFOX MODEL 2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Griffiths Robert KITFOX MODEL 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/griffiths-robert-kitfox-model-2) (registry code 05616E8, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 531
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1992
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A99C8E
- Registered owner: [Miller Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20DANIEL%20J)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9279° N, 104.8803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80919, 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=7183H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7183H

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 (Griffiths Robert KITFOX MODEL 2)

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 SEA92LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA096), May 12, 1992: Robert Griffiths Kitfox MOD II (N7183H), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, AND HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH/GUSTY WINDS, AND A FENCE NEAR THE RUNWAY.

## 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 19920512014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512014319A), May 12, 1992: Amtrdf KITFOX (N7183H), Burlington/Mt V, WA, Substantial damage. Wind gust drifted aircraft on liftoff,could not maintain control of aircraft, struck a fence and hit ground.

## 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 N7183H

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7183H before.

- [Cancelled 1959-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7183H-1959-12-22): Piper J3C-65, S/N 20439, built 1946. Owner: [Monk Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONK%20ROBERT%20L), [Marion, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Marion)

## Related

- Other Griffiths Robert KITFOX MODEL 2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/griffiths-robert-kitfox-model-2/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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