Single-engine piston

N2785R

2007 Homebuilt North Star

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
122
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cut Bank, MT
Registration record

N2785R on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt North Star
Serial
122
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cut Bank, MT
Certificate issued
2011-06-13
Airworthiness date
2007-11-03
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2C74B
Mode S (octal)
50543513
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Custom Flight Limited NORTH STAR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N2785R to the current registrant.
  • 2007-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2001-08-23
    N2785R previously assigned to a MBB BO105S (s/n S-642); cancelled.
  • 1973-08-24
    N2785R previously assigned to a Fairchild FH-227D (s/n 574); cancelled.
Overview

About N2785R

N2785R is a 2007 Homebuilt North Star, serial number 122. It is registered to an individual in Cut Bank, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 3, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2785R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-08-10 Accident · Vermilion 250 Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW99LA215
Reported aircraft: MBB BO-105S — a different aircraft that carried the N2785R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the helicopter while attempting to takeoff. A factor was the high wind condition.

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.