Single-engine piston

N873RX

Homebuilt Kitfox III

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
873
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Guilford, NY
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Registration record

N873RX on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Kitfox III
Serial
873
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Guilford, NY
Certificate issued
2021-01-27
Airworthiness date
1999-11-12
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC0308
Mode S (octal)
53001410
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N873RX.
  • 2013-07-28
    Accident at Oshkosh, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N873RX

N873RX is a Homebuilt Kitfox III, serial number 873. It is registered to an individual in Guilford, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 12, 1999.

N873RX has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-07-28 Accident · Oshkosh, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN13FA440
Reported aircraft: Phelps Kitfox III
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.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.