Help determine my serial number

[Eric Page]

No, you weren't wrong; I'm blind. I was, as the ladies like to say, "looking like a man." I went back with a flashlight and found the serial number stamped on the co-pilot side shoulder harness bracket. It took some doing, but I managed to get a readable photo of it, and it bears no relation whatsoever to the number on that packing list, above.

It would appear that I own Kitfox Series 5 serial number S95040118.

Thank you again, Dave. Much appreciated!

Now, anyone who cares to give an opinion on my reading of this photo, please feel free to chime in.

[alexM]

You got it! Nice

[avidflyer]

I believe there is a code in the serial #, If I'm not mistaken, it would mean it was built in 01/04/1995, and was #18 built. Am I right?? JImChuk

[Eric Page]

Imteresting... that hadn't occurred to me before you mentioned it. Makes good sense. Thanks!

[Kitfox Guy]

Or it could have been the eighteen kit manufactured on April 1, 1995.

I believe there is a code in the serial #, If I'm not mistaken, it would mean it was built in 01/04/1995, and was #18 built. Am I right?? JImChuk

[Eric Page]

Oh, great. I got the April Fool's airplane!

[Kitfox Guy]

Probably April 1st that year was on a Saturday.

Oh, great. I got the April Fool's airplane!

[avidflyer]

Or it could have been the eighteen kit manufactured on April 1, 1995.

I believe you are right, in my mind I was also, but didn't write it out correctly. No way there would have been 18 built by January 4... Sometimes I have to reread my posts before I hit send. JImChuk

[Eric Page]

Just when I thought we had this figured out, I was looking through the Service Bulletins on the Kitfox website and came across this, which clearly shows that as of mid-1994, Kitfox Series 5 serial numbers were six characters, consisting of three letters and three numbers.

So, can anyone with a Series 5 please reconcile the difference between the number stamped on the harness anchor and these other numbers? Does the number on your bill of sale, registration, etc. match your fuselage number? Did SkyStar change their serial numbering scheme in 1995?

Thanks.