# Sheets James L KITFOX II

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05618GW
- Manufacturer (registry): SHEETS JAMES L
- Model: KITFOX II
- 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/sheets-james-l-kitfox-ii

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 CHI98LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA186), Jun 2, 1998: Sheets Kitfox II (N487JS), Greenfield, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: the initial climb airspeed not obtained/maintained after liftoff by the pilot in command. A factor was the improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot in command.

## 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 19980602011789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602011789A), Jun 2, 1998: Amtr KITFOXII (N487JS), Greenfield, IA, Destroyed. Acft crashed on takeoff, other circumstances are unknown. Greenfield, IA. (.4)the pilot stated that he was using 20-degrees of flaps for takeoff, which is not…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Shaw Kenneth L KIT FOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/shaw-kenneth-l-kit-fox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603JW
- [Pringle David L KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/pringle-david-l-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606LN
- [Millhouse D Scott KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/millhouse-d-scott-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607TM
- [Roberts Alan W KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/roberts-alan-w-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056164P
- [Kamp John KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/kamp-john-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616QM
- [Ingersol Jeffrey KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/ingersol-jeffrey-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616V1
- [Jordan R A/Jordan J A KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-r-a-jordan-j-a-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616YU
- [Dzendzel G/Menezes M KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/dzendzel-g-menezes-m-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617Z2
- [Barber Robert L KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/barber-robert-l-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056181X
- [Given / Naylor KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/given-naylor-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056183A
- [Schneider H E/Curtis J W KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/schneider-h-e-curtis-j-w-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056184E
- [Burk Frank Edward KITFOX II](https://openairdocs.org/model/burk-frank-edward-kitfox-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056184T

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