# Phelps Rex Dale KITFOX III

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05605CP
- Manufacturer (registry): PHELPS REX DALE
- Model: KITFOX III
- 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/phelps-rex-dale-kitfox-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 (1)

- [N873RX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873RX): [Parkhurst Thomas G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKHURST%20THOMAS%20G), [Guilford, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Guilford), S/N 873

## 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 CEN13FA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA440), Jul 28, 2013: Phelps Kitfox III (N873RX), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The degraded fuel line, which prevented fuel from the left tank from reaching the header tank and resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 20130728020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130728020099A), Jul 28, 2013: Phelps Rex Dale KITFOX III (N873RX), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. While on the arrival into the Oshkosh airport the pilot noticed the engine started to run rough and quit shortly there after. The pilot immediately tried two…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 99ZZZX768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX768), Sep 5, 1998: TUBE. BENT. LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE TO FLOAT KEEL AND LEFT NOSE TIRE DEFLATED. FOUND ROTATION TUBE COLLAPSED AND BENT. STOP BRACKET ROTATES P

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Uptegrove Joseph R KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/uptegrove-joseph-r-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601UC
- [Jones R C/Spratford W KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-r-c-spratford-w-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601VI
- [Cenci Robert G KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/cenci-robert-g-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056025B
- [Blanford Richard L KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/blanford-richard-l-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602C2
- [George Joseph D KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/george-joseph-d-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602Y9
- [Kohles Jerry D KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/kohles-jerry-d-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603AP
- [Lindquist Walton KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/lindquist-walton-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603N2
- [Macnicol A/Nelson H B KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/macnicol-a-nelson-h-b-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603ON
- [ALT David John SR KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/alt-david-john-sr-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603WO
- [Bottoms UP Boat Lifts KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/bottoms-up-boat-lifts-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056045J
- [Shumaker James B KIT FOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/shumaker-james-b-kit-fox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560625
- [Ainslie James A KITFOX III](https://openairdocs.org/model/ainslie-james-a-kitfox-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606IP

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