# Gardner Collin L KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 0560503
- Manufacturer (registry): GARDNER COLLIN L
- Model: KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI
- 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/gardner-collin-l-kitfox-ser-5-safari

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## Registered aircraft

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## 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 GAA19CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA023), Oct 13, 2018: Skystar Kitfox SER 5 Safari (N14GX), Monte Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

## 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 20181013019899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181013019899A), Oct 13, 2018: Gardner Collin L KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI (N14GX), Monte Vista, CO, Substantial damage. The accident pilot stated he lost control while taxiing. A witness said the accident pilot carried too much speed into the flare, bounced and drifted off the…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Dusseau Richard F KITFOX SER 5 SAFARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/dusseau-richard-f-kitfox-ser-5-safari): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606AA

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