# N8045B: 2020 John M Truitt KOLB MRK III CLASSIC

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [John M Truitt KOLB MRK III CLASSIC](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-m-truitt-kolb-mrk-iii-classic) (registry code 05617S9, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 2200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200a) (registry code 34803)
- Serial number: M3-227
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Kolb Company Inc KOLB TWINSTAR MK III
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 2020
- Certificate issued: October 10, 2019
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AAF3C2
- Registered owner: [Truitt John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRUITT%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Fishers, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fishers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9628° N, 85.9439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46037, 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=8045B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8045B

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 (John M Truitt KOLB MRK III CLASSIC)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 2200A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8045B.

## 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 20200909014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200909014419I), Sep 9, 2020: John M Truitt KOLB MRK III CLASSIC (N8045B), Fishers, IN, Minor damage. On September 9, 2020, about 12:30 pm eastern standard time (EST) N8045B a kolb mark iii, departed metropolitan airport (ump) on the aircraft?s first flight.…

## 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 N8045B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8045B before.

- [Cancelled 1994-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8045B-1994-02-14): Cessna 172, S/N 29845. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Britt Timothy J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITT%20TIMOTHY%20J%20JR), [Riverton, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Riverton)

## Related

- Other John M Truitt KOLB MRK III CLASSIC aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/john-m-truitt-kolb-mrk-iii-classic/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 2200A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200a.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.