Single-engine piston

N499JY

2016 Homebuilt Kolb/Firestar

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
82270
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Downers Grove, IL
Registration record

N499JY on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Kolb/Firestar
Serial
82270
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Downers Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2015-02-18
Airworthiness date
2016-11-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A63266
Mode S (octal)
51431146
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-11-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015-02-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N499JY.
Overview

About N499JY

N499JY is a 2016 Homebuilt Kolb/Firestar, serial number 82270. It is registered to an individual in Downers Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 18, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 22, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N499JY.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N499JY.

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.