# Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05624RR
- Manufacturer (registry): RUDDER DWIGHT K
- Model: KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST
- 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/rudder-dwight-k-kitfox-iv-1200-spdst

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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## 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 CEN24LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA363), Sep 21, 2024: Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst (N16KR), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA17LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA314), Sep 5, 2017: Rudder Dwight K Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst (N16KR), Raymond, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20240920020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240920020849A), Sep 20, 2024: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (N16KR), Cleburne, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot performed a low level pass over the runway and lost lift, landing on a nearby fence. Pilot suffered significant injury. Passenger suffered minor injury.
- [Accident 20170905020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905020719A), Sep 5, 2017: Rudder Dwight K KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST (N16KR), Raymond, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that around 6:30 pm, on September 05, 2017 aircraft registration number N16KR lost engine power at about 250 ft on climb out from his home field…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Rank Richard C KITFOX IV 1200 SPDST](https://openairdocs.org/model/rank-richard-c-kitfox-iv-1200-spdst): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05607ZQ

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