Single-engine piston

N8000Q

1997 Homebuilt Firestar 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F1182
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gary, IN
Registration record

N8000Q on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Firestar 2
Serial
F1182
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gary, IN
Certificate issued
2007-07-26
Airworthiness date
2007-11-27
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AAE444
Mode S (octal)
52562104
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-11-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8000Q to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-10
    N8000Q previously assigned to a Beechcraft 2000 (s/n NC-26); cancelled.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1989-04-20
    N8000Q previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 1008); cancelled.
Overview

About N8000Q

N8000Q is a 1997 Homebuilt Firestar 2, serial number F1182. It is registered to an individual in Gary, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 2007 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 27, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8000Q.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8000Q.

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.