Single-engine piston

N8160Z

1999 Homebuilt Kolb Firestar MK III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
MK3-289
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fresno, CA
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Registration record

N8160Z on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Kolb Firestar MK III
Serial
MK3-289
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fresno, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-15
Airworthiness date
1999-06-11
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2216
Mode S (octal)
52621026
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8160Z to the current registrant.
  • 1999-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996-02-13
    N8160Z previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 43160064); cancelled.
Overview

About N8160Z

N8160Z is a 1999 Homebuilt Kolb Firestar MK III, serial number MK3-289. It is registered to an individual in Fresno, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 11, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8160Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8160Z.

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.