# N817EV: 2007 Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar) (registry code 0600012, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 20070817
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 9, 2025
- Expires: April 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AB23D5
- Registered owner: [Second Icarian Church Of Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SECOND%20ICARIAN%20CHURCH%20OF%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Yuba City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yuba%20City)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0825° N, 121.6801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95993, 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=817EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817EV

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

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 WPR14LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA141), Mar 20, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N817EV), Porterville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## 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 20140320004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140320004129A), Mar 20, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N817EV), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. On March 20, at about 1700 PDT, a light sport aircraft with a student pilot at the controls was substantially damaged during takeoff. The pilot stated that…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N817EV not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N817EV, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR TC8A98021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TC8A98021), May 5, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. TRIP NR 1742A, AFTER ENGINE START BATTERY VOLTAGE READ ZERO. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHIPS BATTERY, OPS CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 24-30-1.
- [SDR EIAA9570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIAA9570), Dec 22, 1995: LATCH LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DOORS NOT LATCHED INDICATION ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER UPLATCH CHECK, LIGHT OUT AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. TEST DOOR CLOSED SWITCH MECHANISM. NO
- [SDR EIAA9502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIAA9502), Jan 30, 1995: CARBON SEAL. LEAKING. MZJ - ACCOMPLISHED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY. OIL PRESSURE REMAINED AT 32 PSI INITIALLY THE FLUCTUATED 15-30 PSI. OIL QU

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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