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N55161Goodnight Frank S FIRESTAR

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 2025)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Sep 30, 2028
Based in
Norfolk, NE
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 2018
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2025
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Norfolk, NE
Certificate issued
Sep 26, 2018
Expires
Sep 30, 2028
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Aug 8, 2008

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Goodnight Frank S
Model
FIRESTAR
Serial number
F.S. 07-2-00083
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
New Kolb Aircraft Co Firestar Kxp
Mode S code
A70666

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2018 – nowIndividual ownerNorfolk, NE · current
  2. 2005Individual ownerStockbridge, GA · different airframe: 1981 Cessna 172p S/N 17275124
  3. 1950 – 1965Wheatcraft Airport INCIndianapolis, IN · different airframe: Convair Bt-13 S/N 2409

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jul 20, 2025 · Meadow Grove, NE

On July 19, 2025, about 2050 central daylight time, a Kolb Firestar airplane, N55161, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Meadow Grove, Nebraska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A family member reported that the pilot departed his private airstrip about 1610. Local authorities were…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CEN25FA261

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN25FA261)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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