# N163PH: 2008 Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR SL, registration cancelled 2020-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR SL](https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar-sl) (registry code 060005U)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 20081106
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 2008
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2017
- Last registry action: March 21, 2017
- Mode S code: A0FE20
- Owner when cancelled: [Wingnuts LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGNUTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163PH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163PH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163PH-2020-07-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR SL: https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar-sl.md

## 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 GAA15CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA176), Jul 5, 2015: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar SL (N163PH), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pitch control which resulted in a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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 20150705011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150705011179A), Jul 5, 2015: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR SL (N163PH), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted to land an evector-Aerotechnik Sportstar Sl, N163PH on runway 03 at Orange County Airport (kmgj). The pilot reported flaring too high while…

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