# N823: Decker Leon T KITFOX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Decker Leon T KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/decker-leon-t-kitfox) (registry code 05607CG, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 867
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX I
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 2004
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2024
- Expires: April 30, 2031
- Mode S code: AB3BFF
- Registered owner: [Sullivan Andrew J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULLIVAN%20ANDREW%20J)
- Location: [Gilroy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gilroy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0162° N, 121.5594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95020, 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=823
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823

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 (Decker Leon T KITFOX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N823.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N823.

## Reports on N823 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N823, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19790815031299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031299I), Aug 15, 1979: Boeing 727 (N823), New York, NY, Minor damage. Firm touchdown and bounce on landing. Tailskid light came on during taxi. Tailskid contact verified.

## 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 N823 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N823, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR R61A2019102291116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R61A2019102291116), Sep 29, 2019: ANGLE. CORRODED. WHILE AC WAS IN FOR HVY CK FOUND CORROSION ON FWD ANGLE FOR DRAIN MAST BTWN FR 86-87 AND BTWN STR 27-28RH. AAR MX REPLACED FWD ANGLE PN 170-87561-001 FOR DRAIN 

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N823

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N823 before.

- [Cancelled 1960-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823-1960-08-10): Sikorsky H-34, S/N 581118. Exported to France. Owner: [United Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)
- [Cancelled 1930-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823-1930-05-02): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 1240. Owner: [Sherwin Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERWIN%20EDWARD), [Camillus, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Camillus)

## Related

- Other Decker Leon T KITFOX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/decker-leon-t-kitfox/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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