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Norfolk, NE
Certificate issued
2018-09-26
Airworthiness date
2008-08-08
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A70666
Mode S (octal)
51603146
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
New Kolb Aircraft Co FIRESTAR KXP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history
Timeline
2028-09-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2025-07-20
Accident at Meadow Grove, NE; damage: destroyed.
2018-09-26
Certificate of registration issued as N55161 to the current registrant.
2008-08-08
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2005-07-06
N55161 previously assigned to a Cessna 172P Skyhawk (s/n 17275124); cancelled.
1965-05-21
N55161 previously assigned to a Convair BT-13 (s/n 2409); cancelled.
Overview
About N55161
N55161 is a Homebuilt Firestar, serial number F.S. 07-2-00083. It is registered to an individual in Norfolk, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 26, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 8, 2008.
N55161 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Safety record
Accident & incident history
2025-07-20Accident · Meadow Grove, NEDamage: DestroyedFatal injuryNTSB · CEN25FA261
Reported aircraft: Kolb Firestar
Preliminary report: On July 19, 2025, about 2050 central daylight time, a Kolb Firestar airplane, N55161, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Meadow Grove, Nebraska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
A family member reported that the pilot departed his private airstrip about 1610. Local authorities were notified of the accident about 2050 when a property owner noticed the airplane in his soybean field. There were no witnesses, and the exact time of the accident is unknown.
The accident site was located in a soybean field about 0.3 mile south of the departure airstrip. Initial ground impact was…
Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history.
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