Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532
N87TJ is a Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1988. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Melba, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 18, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 25, 2014.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Hall Kenneth J
- Model
- KITFOX 532
- Serial number
- 158
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Jabiru 2200 · 85 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1988
- Transponder code
- ABF5AF (octal 52772657)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 18, 2020
- Expires
- August 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built · June 25, 2014
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00334221
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Gordon Donald W
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 10368 Airpark Loop
Melba, ID 83641-4204
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N87TJ, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Gordon Donald W, an individual, certificate issued August 18, 2020, expires August 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated June 25, 2014, 26 years after the 1988 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 158 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N87TJ according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N87TJ: Accident on August 30, 2019 at Nampa, ID: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on February 22, 1997 at Billings, MT: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 23, 1995 at Pompeys Pillar, MT: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hall Kitfox · operated under 091
The owner's improper installation of the tailwheel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing as a result of severe tailwheel vibrations.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for WPR19TA248 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hall KITFOX · operated under 091
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain flying airspeed while executing a downwind turn at low altitude immediately following takeoff.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for SEA97LA062 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hall KITFOX 1 · operated under 091
the pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. High density altitude, unavailabilty of aircraft takeoff performance data, and the short rough takeoff area were factors in the accident.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for SEA95LA193 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data