# N87TJ: 1988 Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532](https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-kenneth-j-kitfox-532) (registry code 05612XQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 2200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (registry code 34800)
- Serial number: 158
- Year built: 1988
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 2014
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2020
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ABF5AF
- Registered owner: [Gordon Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20DONALD%20W)
- Location: [Melba, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Melba)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3500° N, 116.6357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83641, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87TJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87TJ

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 (Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 2200)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR19TA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA248), Aug 30, 2019: Hall Kitfox (N87TJ), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner's improper installation of the tailwheel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing as a result of severe tailwheel vibrations.
- [NTSB SEA97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA062), Feb 22, 1997: Hall Kitfox (N87TJ), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain flying airspeed while executing a downwind turn at low altitude immediately following takeoff.
- [NTSB SEA95LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA193), Aug 23, 1995: Hall Kitfox 1 (N87TJ), Pompeys Pillar, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. High density altitude, unavailabilty of aircraft takeoff performance data, and the short rough takeoff area were factors in the accident.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20190830011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830011579A), Aug 30, 2019: Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532 (N87TJ), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. On August 30, 2019, at approximately 0837 hours local, an experimental amateur built kenneth j Hall Kitfox model 532 aircraft departed the right side of runway…
- [Accident 19970222001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222001789A), Feb 22, 1997: Amtr KITFOX532 (N87TJ), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that he had 'monitored the weather at Billings' (located 5 NM south of the crash site). Winds at Billings near the time of the accident…
- [Accident 19950822047039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822047039A), Aug 22, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N87TJ), Pompeys Pillar, MT, Substantial damage. Unable to lift from wheat stubble strip. Aborted late. Ran off end into ditch. Flipped over. Near gross weight.

## 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 Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-kenneth-j-kitfox-532/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 2200 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200.md

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