Single-engine piston

N90485

Homebuilt Firestar KXP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
297
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Union Grove, WI
Registration record

N90485 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Firestar KXP
Serial
297
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Union Grove, WI
Certificate issued
2023-02-25
Airworthiness date
2006-04-11
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AC8196
Mode S (octal)
53100626
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N90485.
  • 2006-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N90485

N90485 is a Homebuilt Firestar KXP, serial number 297. It is registered to an individual in Union Grove, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 11, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90485. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-06-04 Accident · Franklinton, LA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW03LA166
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N90485 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with dynamic rollover due to his failure to properly remove the tie-down strap on the right skid prior to takeoff. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and failure to abort takeoff.
1997-09-20 Accident · Mcgee, MS Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL97LA139
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N90485 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: fuel starvation, while in maneuvering flight, due to the pilot's improper planning/decision.
1997-04-04 Accident · Laredo, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW97LA150
Reported aircraft: Bell BH-47G2 — a different aircraft that carried the N90485 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain alignment while landing on a stationary trailer. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in trailer landing operations.

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.