Quote Originally Posted by mharmon View Post
Hi everyone. Long time lurker here. Anyways I have been playing with the idea of buying a kitfox for a number of years now. Anyways one came up for sale locally with some damage and I was hoping that the knowledge base here can help me out to know if I should buy it, what to watch for and a general idea of what one should pay.

It is a 1997 Kitfox V from the original owner/builder with about 990 hours before the incident. Here is the news article If you scroll down to the bottom of the article you can see picture of it after the crash. I have both talked with the owner and have seen the carnage in person.

Here is what it looks like currently.


I am very handy when it comes to automobiles, fabrication and paint work. I also have a fairly well equipped shop for the hobbies I've listed.

How big of a project am I biting off and what is a reasonable ballpark figure for the remains?
If you have the ability to weld the tubing, repair fabric as needed,it is probably a good buy at 8K. My reasoning is the current value of the "912" motor is at least 8k. You can get an estimate from a qualified Rotax mechanic for the tear down inspection. I recomend Oregon Aircraft Design.

Good luck with your project.