# N8610X: Kitfox II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kitfox II](https://openairdocs.org/model/kitfox-ii) (registry code 05902AX, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Certificate issued: March 29, 2007
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: ABD4FC
- Registered owner: [Webb Jame P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEBB%20JAME%20P)
- Location: [Bakersville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Bakersville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0352° N, 82.1515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28705, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8610X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8610X

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 (Kitfox II)

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 CEN26FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA022), Oct 17, 2025: Kitfox II (N8610X), Spruce Pine, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## 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 20251017018749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251017018749A), Oct 17, 2025: Kitfox II (N8610X), Spruce Pine, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 17th 2025 at 1154 EST N8610X, a Kitfox ii, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Spruce Pine NC. The pilot was fatally injured. The…

## 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 N8610X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8610X before.

- [Cancelled 1961-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8610X-1961-09-26): Cessna 180D, S/N 18051010. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Kitfox II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kitfox-ii/aircraft.md

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