# Reed William A KITFOX 4

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05618MV
- Manufacturer (registry): REED WILLIAM A
- Model: KITFOX 4
- 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/reed-william-a-kitfox-4

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 CEN10LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA208), Apr 15, 2010: Reed William A Kitfox 4 (N421KF), Baraboo, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for wind gusts and maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a stall.

## 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 20100415031979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100415031979A), Apr 15, 2010: Reed Willia KITFOX 4 (N421KF), Baraboo, WI, Destroyed. Pilot and companion aircraft noticed a storm front approaching from the west. Initially heading for reedsburg, WI (C35)to land before storm reached them, they…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Russell AL KIT FOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-al-kit-fox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603VO
- [Swayne T/Robertson P A KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/swayne-t-robertson-p-a-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604PY
- [Blosser Andy KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/blosser-andy-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605GG
- [Cook Jay R KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-jay-r-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605N9
- [Ernst Gregory R KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/ernst-gregory-r-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606RS
- [Bradley James C KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bradley-james-c-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056107W
- [Mcmanus Edwin S KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcmanus-edwin-s-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618CA
- [Curtis David S KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-david-s-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620FH
- [Schaefer Andrew J KITFOX -4](https://openairdocs.org/model/schaefer-andrew-j-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622M6
- [Marrin Larry KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/marrin-larry-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623C7
- [Turnbull Ronald W KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/turnbull-ronald-w-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623HV
- [Wilson D/Wilson W KITFOX 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-d-wilson-w-kitfox-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623L9

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