# N994TA: 2001 Kolb FIRESTAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kolb FIRESTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firestar) (registry code 059011J, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 456
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 3, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: ADE329
- Registered owner: [Davella Jonah Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVELLA%20JONAH%20MATTHEW)
- Location: [Kingston, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Kingston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8269° N, 84.4995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37763, 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=994TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N994TA

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)

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 CEN23LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA209), May 29, 2023: Kolb Firestar SS (N994TA), Lodi, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain 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 20230529011159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529011159A), May 29, 2023: Kolb FIRESTAR (N994TA), Lodi, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot departed from the Lodi lakeland airport in Lodi, WI runway after departure the aircraft maintained low pitch attitude with full back pressure applied.…

## 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 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firestar/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 447 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447.md

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