# N74JM: 1994 Muegge James Byron KITFOX IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Muegge James Byron KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/muegge-james-byron-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05625N4, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1831
- Year built: 1994
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1994
- Certificate issued: December 26, 2022
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A9F105
- Registered owners: [Schlachter Hazen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLACHTER%20HAZEN), [Schlachter Andrea](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLACHTER%20ANDREA)
- Location: [Holyoke, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Holyoke)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5199° N, 102.2920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80734, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74JM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74JM

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 (Muegge James Byron KITFOX IV)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N74JM.

## NTSB investigations on N74JM not matched to an aircraft (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 MIA94IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94IA040), Dec 19, 1993: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 (N74JM), Melbourne, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: WAS INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE SECOND STAGE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE DISK DUE TO A MACHINING ANOMALY AND REDUCED FATIGUE STRENGTH DUE TO SUB…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N74JM.

## Reports on N74JM not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N74JM, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19931219051299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931219051299I), Dec 19, 1993: Israel 1124 (N74JM), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Preliminary report missing. Approach engine malfunction inflight. Diverted to Melbourne. Faulty turbine wheel.

## 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 Muegge James Byron KITFOX IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/muegge-james-byron-kitfox-iv/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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