Single-engine piston

N1655E

1993 Homebuilt Firestar KXP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
FS-859
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sheridan, IL
Registration record

N1655E on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Firestar KXP
Serial
FS-859
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sheridan, IL
Certificate issued
2023-12-05
Airworthiness date
2009-06-16
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A1074D
Mode S (octal)
50203515
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N1655E to the current registrant.
  • 2009-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2005-02-04
    N1655E previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17271083); cancelled.
  • 1993
    Manufactured (1993).
  • 1953-11-27
    N1655E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-5221); cancelled.
Overview

About N1655E

N1655E is a 1993 Homebuilt Firestar KXP, serial number FS-859. It is registered to an individual in Sheridan, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated June 16, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1655E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-05-16 Accident · Tappahannock, VA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · IAD00LA043
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N1655E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilots's inability to maintain aircraft control after a loss of consciosness.

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.