# N85AS: 2000 Smith Albert F KITFOX V

- Status: Registration pending
- Airframe: [Smith Albert F KITFOX V](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-albert-f-kitfox-v) (registry code 05601DN, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: A9504-0116
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 2000
- Mode S code: ABA510
- Location: [Crestview, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Crestview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7504° N, 86.5976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32536, 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=85AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85AS

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Smith Albert F KITFOX V)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N85AS.

## NTSB investigations on N85AS 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 SEA85IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85IA080), Mar 27, 1985: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 (N85AS), Reno, NV, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N85AS.

## Reports on N85AS not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N85AS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19851218069039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851218069039I), Dec 18, 1985: Doug DC914 (N85AS), Milwaukee, WI. Unsafe right main gear indication went to safe on flyby. Landed and gear pinned. Downlock switch replaced.
- [Incident 19850326017329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850326017329I), Mar 26, 1985: Doug DC914 (N85AS), Sutcliffe, NV. Experienced pitch control problem in flight, found water in left elevator damper unit.

## 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 N85AS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N85AS before.

- [Cancelled 1992-12-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85AS-1992-12-29): Strojnik Alex S-4, S/N 001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Strojnik Alex](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROJNIK%20ALEX), [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)

## Related

- Other Smith Albert F KITFOX V aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-albert-f-kitfox-v/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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