Single-engine piston

N4224

2003 Homebuilt Starbird

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
5489
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mendocino, CA
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Registration record

N4224 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Starbird
Serial
5489
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mendocino, CA
Certificate issued
2003-04-09
Airworthiness date
2003-06-30
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A505F1
Mode S (octal)
51202761
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Stoddard Hamilton GLASTAR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2003-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N4224 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-01-10
    N4224 previously assigned to a Fairchild FH-227B (s/n 543); cancelled.
Overview

About N4224

N4224 is a 2003 Homebuilt Starbird, serial number 5489. It is registered to an individual in Mendocino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2003 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 30, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4224. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-01-22 Incident · Springfield,Ill, 13 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0030
Reported aircraft: Fairchild FH-227 — a different aircraft that carried the N4224 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UCCESSFUL GO AROUND AND LNDG AT ST.LOUIS.

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.