# N81KA: 2015 John Mcbean KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [John Mcbean KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-mcbean-kitfox-s7-supersport) (registry code 0561946, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: S70502079
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX SERIES 7
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 2015
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2014
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AB07E5
- Registered owner: [Mcbean John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBEAN%20JOHN)
- Location: [Homedale, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Homedale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5780° N, 116.9653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83628, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81KA

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (John Mcbean KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N81KA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N81KA.

## Reports on N81KA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N81KA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19980710022069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710022069I), Jul 10, 1998: N81KA, Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Part inboard flap departed and fell on rwy. Returned.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N81KA not matched to an aircraft (5)

They name N81KA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR N81KA5205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/N81KA5205), May 2, 2005: LINE. RUPTURED. ON T/O FROM OXC, WITH 0 PAXS, PILOTS ALERTED TO A LOSS OF HYD PRESSURE. INDICATING & HYD SYS CHECKED, & CONFIRMED SYS LOSS OF PRESSURE HAD OCCURRED. A/C RETURNE
- [SDR 307031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/307031), Mar 5, 2003: LINE. CHAFED. DURING A ROUTINE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, EVIDENCE OF HYD FLUID WAS ON THE AFT EQUIPMENT BAY DRAIN MAST. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE N
- [SDR 20010206SG001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010206SG001), Jan 10, 2001: WHEEL. DAMAGED. DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT RDU, THE LEFT OUTBOARD WHEEL, INBOARD WHEEL HALVE, WAS FOUND WITH A 10 INCH SECTION OF THE FLANGE RIM MISSING. MA
- [SDR 98ZZZX3216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3216), Jul 10, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. PN POST-FLIGHT AT OXC, FOUND LT WING SHROUD BENT, THE FLAP VANE MISSING, AND THE TWO BRACKETS THAT ATTACH THE VANE TO THE FLAP WERE BROKEN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A 4
- [SDR 96ZZZX211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX211), Nov 9, 1995: WIRE. BURNED. WHILE PREPARING ACFT TO INSTALL AEROSPACE LIGHTING CORPORATION'S PROTECTED POWER SUPPLIES IN THE CABIN FLUORESCENT LIGHTING SYSTEM, AN INSPECTION OF THE HIGH VO

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other John Mcbean KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/john-mcbean-kitfox-s7-supersport/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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