# Kolb KOLB MARK III

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05902G5
- Manufacturer (registry): KOLB AIRCRAFT INC
- Model: KOLB MARK III
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-kolb-mark-iii

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 ERA11CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA129), Jan 30, 2011: Kolb Kolb Mark III (N457A), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude resulting in a stall/spin and ground impact.

## 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 20110130001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110130001239A), Jan 30, 2011: Kolb Aircra KOLB MARK I (N457A), Rutherforton, NC, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted]

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Wachholz James Allan KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/wachholz-james-allan-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056015L
- [Steiner Paul R KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/steiner-paul-r-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601D7
- [Emerson Wayne C KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/emerson-wayne-c-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601RX
- [Stanley Ernie Sigurd KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/stanley-ernie-sigurd-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601WF
- [Inman J D KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/inman-j-d-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602PW
- [Kelly Michael KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/kelly-michael-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602Y2
- [Collett Kenneth Lee KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/collett-kenneth-lee-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560350
- [Rickey Donald N KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/rickey-donald-n-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603I3
- [Wood Robert L KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-robert-l-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603IN
- [Reynolds Darron Keith KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/reynolds-darron-keith-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603NI
- [Kearbey Robert KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/kearbey-robert-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603SE
- [Collier Richard E KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/collier-richard-e-kolb-mark-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604L8

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