Single-engine piston

N503BP

2005 Homebuilt Kolb Firestar

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
Registration record

N503BP on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Kolb Firestar
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2018-08-29
Airworthiness date
2008-01-15
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A6453C
Mode S (octal)
51442474
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N503BP to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 1993-01-28
    N503BP previously assigned to a Homebuilt Twinstar MK II (s/n TS223); cancelled.
Overview

About N503BP

N503BP is a 2005 Homebuilt Kolb Firestar, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 15, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N503BP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-06-30 Accident · Staples, MN Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · CHI91DER10
Reported aircraft: Kolb Twinstar MK II — a different aircraft that carried the N503BP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE DISCONNECTED ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/INSTALLATION, AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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.