# N38JK: Korb John H JR KITFOX III, registration cancelled 2023-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Korb John H JR KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/korb-john-h-jr-kitfox-iii) (registry code 05623V4)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 751
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 2007
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2019
- Last registry action: November 19, 2019
- Mode S code: A459C3
- Owners when cancelled: [Schumer Kenneth E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHUMER%20KENNETH%20E), [Schumer Eileen B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHUMER%20EILEEN%20B)
- Location: [La Pine, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/La%20Pine)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6725° N, 121.4882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97739, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38JK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38JK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38JK-2023-03-04

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 Korb John H JR KITFOX III: https://openairdocs.org/model/korb-john-h-jr-kitfox-iii.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX2284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2284), May 24, 1998: SHOCK CORD. FAILED. THE KIT FOX ON LANDING SUDDENLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AFTER AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITHOUT INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS, BUT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, 

## 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 LAX98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA173), May 24, 1998: John H. Korb Jr. Kitfox III (N38JK), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right landing gear shock cord because of ultraviolet deterioration in an area of abraded outer fabric, that resulted in a loss of directional control on landing and subsequent…

## 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 19980524010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980524010669A), May 24, 1998: Amtr KITFOXIII (N38JK), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Veered off runway during a touch and go landing. A shock cord had broken. (-23) veered on landing roll. Unable to get opposite rudder response. Exited rwy.…

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