Weight-shift trike

N43687

2005 Stellar Aircraft Astra

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
A0501211R
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cory, IN
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Registration record

N43687 on the FAA register

Type
2005 Stellar Aircraft Astra
Serial
A0501211R
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cory, IN
Certificate issued
2006-12-13
Airworthiness date
2008-01-09
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A53CF8
Mode S (octal)
51236370
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2006-12-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N43687 to the current registrant.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 2002-08-15
    N43687 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 7346); cancelled.
Overview

About N43687

N43687 is a 2005 Stellar Aircraft Astra, serial number A0501211R. It is registered to an individual in Cory, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 13, 2006 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 912UL series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 9, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N43687. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-09-08 Accident · Bellaire, MI Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CHI96FA332
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC-12D — a different aircraft that carried the N43687 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper remedial action, while recovering from an intentional stall, which resulted in an inadvertent spin and collision with the terrain. The lack of altitude for recovery was a related factor.

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.