Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
KITFOX IV
Fixed Wing Single Engine · ROTAX 912UL
Registered
6
Year Range
2011–2023
NTSB Events
0
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered KITFOX IV aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- TX 40.0% 2
- CA 20.0% 1
- NC 20.0% 1
- TN 20.0% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2010s 33.3% 2
- 2020s 33.3% 2
- Unknown 33.3% 2
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving KITFOX IV aircraft
No NTSB-recorded events match KITFOX IV in the indexed corpus.
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning KITFOX IV
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
Model-Reference Adaptive Flight Control of the 95-mg Bee++
We introduce a model-reference adaptive control (MRAC) architecture for high-performance positional tracking of the Bee++, a 95-mg insect-scale flapping-wing aerial vehicle.
- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
An Exact Algorithm for Load-Dependent Traveling Salesman Problem for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Package Delivery
In this article, we present a novel formulation for the load-dependent traveling salesman problem (LD-TSP), in which travel cost (or energy expended) depends on the vehicle's current load.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2026 · Journal article (IJAAA)
From Reactive to Predictive: A hybrid Trust-Mediated Adoption Framework for Data-Driven Maintenance in Distributed-Authority Aviation Environments
Modern aviation maintenance operates within increasingly data-intensive technological environments, yet the operational integration of predictive maintenance into routine decision-making remains incon…
- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
Behaviour-aware Hybrid Architecture for Trust-driven Transmissions
Reliable and secure communication is essential for mission-critical aerospace and defence operations involving autonomous platforms such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), satellites, and ground cont…
- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
Sensitivity-Based Tube NMPC for Cooperative Aerial Structures Under Parametric Uncertainty
This paper presents a sensitivity-based tube Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) framework for cooperative aerial chains under bounded parametric uncertainty.
- arXiv 2026 · arXiv preprint
Toward Low-Altitude Embodied Intelligence: A Sensing-Communication-Computation-Control Closed-Loop Perspective
The rapid growth of the low-altitude economy drives increasingly autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, giving rise to low-altitude embodied intelligence (LAEI), in which sensing, commun…
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03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to KITFOX IV
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for KITFOX IV
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 6 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N369SG | CA | 2020 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N421TH | NC | 2011 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N461CW | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N502B | — | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N627MM | TN | 2023 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N745ET | TX | 2018 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
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- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Partial
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →