Single-engine piston

N8003U

1983 Homebuilt Flightstar Pioneer

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1983
Serial
519
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Nampa, ID
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Registration record

N8003U on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Flightstar Pioneer
Serial
519
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Nampa, ID
Certificate issued
2010-11-04
Airworthiness date
2007-04-20
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AAE4B1
Mode S (octal)
52562261
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8003U to the current registrant.
  • 2007-06-19
    Accident at Nampa, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1990-01-17
    N8003U previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 0924); cancelled.
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N8003U

N8003U is a 1983 Homebuilt Flightstar Pioneer, serial number 519. It is registered to an individual in Nampa, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2010 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated April 20, 2007.

N8003U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-06-19 Accident · Nampa, ID Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA07LA173
Reported aircraft: Halsted Flightstar Pioneer
Probable cause: The failure (fracture) of the crankshaft of the non-certificated two-cycle engine during cruise flight. Factors include a ditch running through the field in which the pilot executed his engine-out forced landing.

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.