# Melborn Joe B KOLB SPORT 600

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056170S
- Manufacturer (registry): MELBORN JOE B
- Model: KOLB SPORT 600
- 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/melborn-joe-b-kolb-sport-600

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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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 WPR17LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA003), Oct 9, 2016: Melborn Joe B Kolb Sport 600 (N914NK), Roberts, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20161008025399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161008025399A), Oct 8, 2016: Melborn Joe B KOLB SPORT 600 (N914NK), Roberts, ID, Substantial damage. The airman reported that after takeoff at 100' AGL the engine started to lose power. A return to airport was initiated but the aircraft power loss continued…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Chesnut Bruce J KOLB SPORT 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/chesnut-bruce-j-kolb-sport-600): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05613OR

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