# N16KR: 1994 Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST, registration cancelled 2025-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST](https://openairdocs.org/model/rudder-dwight-k-kitfox-iv-1200-spdst) (registry code 05624RR)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: LBS084
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 1994
- Certificate issued: November 10, 2022
- Last registry action: September 15, 2023
- Mode S code: A0F046
- Owner when cancelled: [Hodges John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODGES%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Cleburne, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cleburne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3462° N, 97.3281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76031, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16KR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16KR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16KR-2025-03-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST: https://openairdocs.org/model/rudder-dwight-k-kitfox-iv-1200-spdst.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN24LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA363), Sep 21, 2024: Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst (N16KR), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA17LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA314), Sep 5, 2017: Rudder Dwight K Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst (N16KR), Raymond, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20240920020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240920020849A), Sep 20, 2024: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (N16KR), Cleburne, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot performed a low level pass over the runway and lost lift, landing on a nearby fence. Pilot suffered significant injury. Passenger suffered minor injury.
- [Accident 20170905020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905020719A), Sep 5, 2017: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (N16KR), Raymond, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that around 6:30 pm, on September 05, 2017 aircraft registration number N16KR lost engine power at about 250 ft on climb out from his home field…

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