Piston helicopter

N72DE

1990 Homebuilt Twinstarr

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1990
Serial
001
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mooresville, IN
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Registration record

N72DE on the FAA register

Type
1990 Homebuilt Twinstarr
Serial
001
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mooresville, IN
Certificate issued
2023-09-06
Airworthiness date
1998-04-27
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9A183
Mode S (octal)
52320603
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N72DE.
  • 1998-08-25
    Accident at Paducah, KY; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N72DE

N72DE is a 1990 Homebuilt Twinstarr, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Mooresville, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 27, 1998.

N72DE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-08-25 Accident · Paducah, KY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC98LA172
Reported aircraft: Ekstrom-Farrington Twinstar
Probable cause: Failure of a through-bolt that attached the lateral control arms to the yoke assembly, due to unanticipated rotor brake forces through the flight control system.

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.