# N873RX: Phelps Rex Dale KITFOX III

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Phelps Rex Dale KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/phelps-rex-dale-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05605CP, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 873
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 12, 1999
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC0308
- Registered owner: [Parkhurst Thomas G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKHURST%20THOMAS%20G)
- Location: [Guilford, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Guilford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4225° N, 75.4766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13780, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873RX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873RX

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 (Phelps Rex Dale KITFOX III)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

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 CEN13FA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA440), Jul 28, 2013: Phelps Kitfox III (N873RX), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The degraded fuel line, which prevented fuel from the left tank from reaching the header tank and resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 20130728020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728020099A), Jul 28, 2013: Phelps Rex Dale KITFOX III (N873RX), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. While on the arrival into the Oshkosh airport the pilot noticed the engine started to run rough and quit shortly there after. The pilot immediately tried two…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Phelps Rex Dale KITFOX III aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/phelps-rex-dale-kitfox-iii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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