# BKF BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056359R
- Manufacturer (registry): BKF AVIATION LTD
- Model: BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bkf-backcountry-supercub

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 WPR19LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA029), Nov 19, 2018: BKF Backcountry Supercub (N59BK), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The seizure of two bearings in the reduction gearbox, resulting in the total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was a high descent rate which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20181119023799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181119023799A), Nov 19, 2018: Bkf Aviation Ltd BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB (N59BK), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine propeller accessary case locked up after takeoff.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Backcountry Super Cubs BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/backcountry-super-cubs-backcountry-supercub): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 05636I3
- [Theodore J Waltman BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/theodore-j-waltman-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0563273
- [Jeff Reynolds BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/jeff-reynolds-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633K3
- [Melvin K Callen BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/melvin-k-callen-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633OC
- [Corey D Aldridge BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/corey-d-aldridge-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056349G
- [Kevin Quinn BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/kevin-quinn-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635DP
- [Ron Burleigh BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/ron-burleigh-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635GV
- [Jameson Kirk A BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/jameson-kirk-a-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056366R
- [Dan Jelinek BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/dan-jelinek-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05636G9
- [N390wy BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/n390wy-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056385O
- [Aaron Zeff BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/aaron-zeff-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638A3
- [N40bc BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/n40bc-backcountry-supercub): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638GH

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