# N4443G: 1995 Kolb FIRESTAR KXP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kolb FIRESTAR KXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firestar-kxp) (registry code 05904OL, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 342
- Year built: 1995
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 2008
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2023
- Expires: May 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A55C41
- Registered owner: [Naylor Thomas F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAYLOR%20THOMAS%20F)
- Location: [Cave Junction, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cave%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1042° N, 123.6446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97523, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4443G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4443G

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Kolb FIRESTAR KXP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 447)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR24FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA104), Mar 7, 2024: Kolb Firestar KXP (N4443G), Cave Junction, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of potentially impairing…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20240307002549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240307002549A), Mar 7, 2024: Kolb Company FIRESTAR KXP (N4443G), Cave Junction, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Based on eye witness accounts, pilot did not perform a walkaround as he normally did prior to take off. Following take off, during climb out, the eye witness…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Kolb FIRESTAR KXP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firestar-kxp/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 447 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447.md

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