# Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05626P1
- Manufacturer (registry): HOWES FRED M
- Model: KITFOX SPEEDSTER
- 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: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/howes-fred-m-kitfox-speedster

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 (1)

- [N580LD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N580LD): [Lostine, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lostine), S/N HBS043, Registration pending

## 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 CEN20CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA196), May 26, 2020: Denney Kitfox Speedster (N580LD), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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 20200526020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200526020499A), May 26, 2020: Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER (N580LD), Georgetown, TX, Substantial damage. On may 26, 2020, at approximately 10:15 hours, a fred Howes Kitfox speedstar [privacy data omitted] a and operated by [privacy data omitted], crashed on runway…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Hall Thomas K KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-thomas-k-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056011U
- [Barnett C/Wilson J N KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/barnett-c-wilson-j-n-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602MS
- [Phillips Paul Henry KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-paul-henry-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602WJ
- [Tresner Dean G KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/tresner-dean-g-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602YA
- [Lipscomb John J III KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/lipscomb-john-j-iii-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603GC
- [Schieber Larry D KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/schieber-larry-d-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605OG
- [Mcgowan Michael R KITFOX-SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcgowan-michael-r-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623MW
- [Noragon Russell L KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/noragon-russell-l-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623T3
- [Crocker Steve KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/crocker-steve-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623UZ
- [Short Interest KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-interest-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623XV
- [Kelly Hogan KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/kelly-hogan-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624ZX
- [Maroz Howard KITFOX SPEEDSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/maroz-howard-kitfox-speedster): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625LZ

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