Single-engine piston

N4878P

1997 Homebuilt Firestar II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
F1067
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Middletown, OH
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Registration record

N4878P on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Firestar II
Serial
F1067
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Middletown, OH
Certificate issued
2023-01-23
Airworthiness date
2007-11-07
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A60618
Mode S (octal)
51403030
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N4878P to the current registrant.
  • 2022-10-16
    Accident at West Alexandria, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1994-07-06
    N4878P previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284837); cancelled.
  • 1970-06-30
    N4878P previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-458); cancelled.
Overview

About N4878P

N4878P is a 1997 Homebuilt Firestar II, serial number F1067. It is registered to an individual in Middletown, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 7, 2007.

N4878P has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-10-16 Accident · West Alexandria, OH Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA23LA026
Reported aircraft: Kolb Firestar II
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
1968-12-12 Accident · Chicago,Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4686
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N4878P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T. NOSE GR FOUND. ACFT DMG,INJ PRESUMED.

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.