Single-engine piston

N994TA

2001 Homebuilt Firestar

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
456
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 447
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kingston, TN
Registration record

N994TA on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Firestar
Serial
456
Engines
Rotax 447
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kingston, TN
Certificate issued
2025-02-03
Airworthiness date
2007-11-06
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
ADE329
Mode S (octal)
53361451
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N994TA.
  • 2023-05-29
    Accident at Lodi, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N994TA

N994TA is a 2001 Homebuilt Firestar, serial number 456. It is registered to an individual in Kingston, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 447 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 6, 2007.

N994TA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-29 Accident · Lodi, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN23LA209
Reported aircraft: Kolb Firestar SS
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain control during takeoff.

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.