# N503RK: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 15, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=503RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503RK

## Aircraft that carried N503RK

- [Cancelled 2025-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503RK-2025-03-15): Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR, S/N 20050503, built 2006. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Doral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Doral)

## NTSB investigations on N503RK (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 ERA22LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA241), May 21, 2022: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N503RK), Lancaster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation and subsequent failure of the pushrod O-rings, which resulted in failure of the No. 4 connecting rod due to oil starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N503RK (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 20220521008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220521008999A), May 21, 2022: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N503RK), Lancaster, OH, Substantial damage. A private pilot [privacy data omitted], with no eis history was taking off out of Fairfield County Airport (lhq), runway 28, IN [privacy data omitted] an…

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