N9863
Larosa Mark P KITFOX II
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on February 14, 1985.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- July 13, 1983Accident
AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT FLEW ABOUT 1/4 MILE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT JETTISONED HIS LOAD BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT. THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD 3/4 MILE FROM THE SERVICE STRIP. AN EXAMINATIONOF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE RIGHT MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH (PART # GE 52189) WERE STRIPPED.