# N8003U: 1983 Halsted Gordon N FLIGHTSTAR PIONEER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Halsted Gordon N FLIGHTSTAR PIONEER](https://openairdocs.org/model/halsted-gordon-n-flightstar-pioneer) (registry code 05901MV, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 519
- Year built: 1983
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 2007
- Certificate issued: November 4, 2010
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AAE4B1
- Registered owner: [Tharp Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THARP%20THOMAS%20J)
- Location: [Nampa, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Nampa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4989° N, 116.6043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83686, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8003U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8003U

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 (Halsted Gordon N FLIGHTSTAR PIONEER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 SEA07LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA173), Jun 19, 2007: Halsted Flightstar Pioneer (N8003U), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure (fracture) of the crankshaft of the non-certificated two-cycle engine during cruise flight. Factors include a ditch running through the field in which the pilot executed his engine-out…

## 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 20070619011699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070619011699A), Jun 19, 2007: Amtr FLIGHTSTAR (N8003U), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On a local flight from the Nampa airport at app 2130 pilot stated he reduce power from 4600 RPM to 3200 RPM and the engine just stopped running. He then…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N8003U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8003U before.

- [Cancelled 1990-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8003U-1990-01-17): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 0924. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Halsted Gordon N FLIGHTSTAR PIONEER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/halsted-gordon-n-flightstar-pioneer/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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