# Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05614RJ
- Manufacturer (registry): PETSCHE TIM
- 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/petsche-tim-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)

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 (2)

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 CEN24LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA262), Jul 12, 2024: Skystar Kitfox (N1078P), Hackney, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a gusting wind condition.
- [NTSB SEA04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA130), Jul 9, 2004: Petsche Kitfox Kitfox 7 (N1078P), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a direct crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20240712010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240712010529A), Jul 12, 2024: Petsche Tim KITFOX SERIES 7 (N1078P), Winfield, KS, Substantial damage. On 07/12/2024 an Petsche Tim/kitfox series 7 was conducting landings on runway 17 at Strother Field, Winfield, Kansas at approximately 14:21 local time. The…
- [Accident 20040709012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709012449A), Jul 9, 2004: Amtr KITFOXSERIE7 (N1078P), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he conducted a normal approach, and made a normal landing on the main wheels. Aircraft began to porpoise, and subsequently ground…

## 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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