Single-engine piston

N1978M

2015 Homebuilt Twinstar Mark III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
M3-247
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax UL 670 BH13
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Simi Valley, CA
Registration record

N1978M on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Twinstar Mark III
Serial
M3-247
Engines
Rotax UL 670 BH13
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Simi Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2017-09-27
Airworthiness date
2018-10-25
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A185A8
Mode S (octal)
50302650
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Kolb Aircraft Inc TWINSTAR MARK III
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2017-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N1978M to the current registrant.
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 2010-08-16
    N1978M previously assigned to a DeHavilland DH-82A (s/n 042); cancelled.
  • 1974-07-19
    N1978M previously assigned to a Homebuilt FG1D (s/n 3274); cancelled.
Overview

About N1978M

N1978M is a 2015 Homebuilt Twinstar Mark III, serial number M3-247. It is registered to an individual in Simi Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2017 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax UL 670 BH13 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 25, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1978M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1978M.

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.