# Dykas Frank J KITFOX SERIES 7

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05617Q3
- Manufacturer (registry): DYKAS FRANK J
- Model: KITFOX SERIES 7
- 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/dykas-frank-j-kitfox-series-7

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)

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## 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 CEN12LA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA545), Aug 13, 2012: Dykas Kitfox Series 7 (N646FD), Monroe, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate descent angle flown by the pilot during a final approach for landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a power line.

## 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 20120812019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120812019519A), Aug 12, 2012: Dykas Frank J KITFOX SERIES 7 (N646FD), Monroe, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot was low on approach to a private grass strip. The main wheel struck power lines that are 27' high and 360' from the end of the runway. The aircraft…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Salerno Kenneth G JR KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/salerno-kenneth-g-jr-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056127O
- [Black Terry KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/black-terry-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056131U
- [Orcutt Ralph KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/orcutt-ralph-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614EB
- [Damico Michael J KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/damico-michael-j-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614UI
- [Root Arthur KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/root-arthur-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056155S
- [Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheel-stanley-k-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615L5
- [Eldridge George KIT FOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/eldridge-george-kit-fox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615MT
- [Hoisington Bruce KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoisington-bruce-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616O9
- [Blodgett Lynn KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/blodgett-lynn-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616ZI
- [Carl Charles G KITFOX 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/carl-charles-g-kitfox-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056193P
- [Bartlett John D KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/bartlett-john-d-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056199W
- [Mcconnell Roger E KITFOX SERIES 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcconnell-roger-e-kitfox-series-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056200Y

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