# N42KY: 1985 Yadon Kenneth E STARFLIGHT STILETTO, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Yadon Kenneth E STARFLIGHT STILETTO](https://openairdocs.org/model/yadon-kenneth-e-starflight-stiletto) (registry code 05613TW)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 5033
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2003
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A4FA3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Tietze Thomas N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIETZE%20THOMAS%20N)
- Location: [Olathe, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Olathe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8384° N, 94.7848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66062, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42KY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42KY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42KY-2017-07-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Yadon Kenneth E STARFLIGHT STILETTO: https://openairdocs.org/model/yadon-kenneth-e-starflight-stiletto.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 CHI03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA120), Apr 20, 2003: Yadon Starflight Stiletto (N42KY), Peculiar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent shutdown of the engine. Contributing factors were unsuitable terrain and trees.

## 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 20030420009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420009509A), Apr 20, 2003: Amtr STARSTILETTO (N42KY), Belton, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) During a flight to drop easter eggs attached to small parachutes, the PIC inadvertently toggled the "kill" switch that stopped the engine. He was unable…

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