# N81589: 1989 Croft Robert C KITFOX 2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Croft Robert C KITFOX 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/croft-robert-c-kitfox-2) (registry code 05616KV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 307
- Year built: 1989
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 2026
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2021
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB1F81
- Registered owner: [Rotschy Grayson B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTSCHY%20GRAYSON%20B)
- Location: [Yacolt, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yacolt)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8740° N, 122.3217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98675, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81589
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81589

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 (Croft Robert C KITFOX 2)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N81589.

## NTSB investigations on N81589 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 MKC86MA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86MA031), Nov 25, 1985: Rockwell 500-S (N81589), Des Moines, IA, destroyed, 7 fatal

## 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 20140716023649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716023649I), Jul 16, 2014: Croft Robert C KITFOX 2 (N81589), Schuyler, NE, Minor damage. On July 16th pilot stated to on-scene sheriff deputy that he had to make an emergency landing and the rudder failed. Because of failure the aircraft ended up…

## Reports on N81589 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N81589, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19851125058059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851125058059A), Nov 25, 1985: Gulstm 500S (N81589), Des Moines, IA, Destroyed, 7 fatal. On ILS deviated 90 degrees off LOC. Flew thru tree tops in city. Hit wires and tree. Wake turbulence behind plane.

## 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 N81589

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N81589 before.

- [Cancelled 1954-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81589-1954-03-23): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-208, built 1945. Owner: [Kitchens Jack & James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITCHENS%20JACK%20%26%20JAMES), [Roanoke, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Roanoke)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81589-undated): Rockwell International 500-S, S/N 3297. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Croft Robert C KITFOX 2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/croft-robert-c-kitfox-2/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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