# N915KF: 2022 Mesafox KITFOX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mesafox KITFOX](https://openairdocs.org/model/mesafox-kitfox) (registry code 05640H5, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 915 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (registry code 55620)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: KA21118495
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Kitfox Aircraft LLC KITFOX SERIES 7 STI
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 2022
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ACAA25
- Registered owner: [Mesafox LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESAFOX%20LLC)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8818° N, 76.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20003, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=915KF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915KF

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 915 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Mesafox KITFOX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 915 IS series)

- [AD 2026-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-02): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · BRP-Rotax 915 iSc2 C24 and 915 iSc3 C24. Effective Mar 19, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## 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 ERA23LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA116), Jan 19, 2023: Mesafox Kitfox (N915KF), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with the jet blast of another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s left wing.

## 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 20230119001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230119001289A), Jan 19, 2023: Mesafox LLC KITFOX (N915KF), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. At 16:22Z aircraft [privacy data omitted], a Kitfox amphibian amateur homebuilt, parked at signature flight support called Orlando international (mco) ground…

## 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) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the engine (Rotax 915 IS series)

- [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists 915 iSc2 C24

## Related

- Other Mesafox KITFOX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mesafox-kitfox/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 915 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series.md

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