Single-engine piston

N1281A

2007 Homebuilt Firestar

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
AEL 1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Albert Lea Airport Inc (Corporation)
Based
Albert Lea, MN
Registration record

N1281A on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Firestar
Serial
AEL 1
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Albert Lea Airport Inc
Albert Lea, MN
Certificate issued
2007-08-30
Airworthiness date
2007-12-15
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A073E6
Mode S (octal)
50071746
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N1281A.
Overview

About N1281A

N1281A is a 2007 Homebuilt Firestar, serial number AEL 1. The FAA register lists Albert Lea Airport Inc as the registrant in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 15, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1281A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1281A.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.