# N815US: George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/george-stone-kit-fox-model-3) (registry code 05637Z2, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 815
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Denney Aerocraft Company KITFOX III
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2018
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB1DC2
- Registered owner: [Stone George R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STONE%20GEORGE%20R)
- Location: [Charlestown, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Charlestown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4663° N, 85.6325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47111, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=815US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N815US

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 (George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3)

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 CEN23LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA381), Aug 1, 2023: George Stone KIT FOX Model 3 (N815US), Scottsburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff that resulted in an impact with terrain.

## 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 20230801014469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801014469A), Aug 1, 2023: George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3 (N815US), Scottsburg, IN, Substantial damage. On 08/01/2023, at approximately 7:16 pm eastern time, a Kitfox model 3 aircraft took off from honaker airfield (3R8) Scottsburg, Indiana. The aircraft climbed…

## 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 N815US

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N815US before.

- [Cancelled 2003-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N815US-2003-05-09): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 48095, built 1982. Exported to Croatia. Owner: [Elmo Aircraft 815 Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELMO%20AIRCRAFT%20815%20LTD), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## Related

- Other George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/george-stone-kit-fox-model-3/aircraft.md

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