# N617EV: 2007 Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar-plus) (registry code 060004N)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 2007 1001
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 2007
- Last registry action: December 11, 2014
- Mode S code: A80937
- Location: [Naperville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Naperville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7289° N, 88.1257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60565, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617EV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=617EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617EV-2018-05-30

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 Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar-plus.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2007FA0001052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0001052), Nov 15, 2007: STEERING SYS. SENSITIVITY. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING, CFI (WITH 80 HOURS IN TYPE) AND STUDENT (WITH 1.2 HOURS IN TYPE) LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN A 

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN12CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA370), Jun 14, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N617EV), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper performance of a soft field takeoff procedure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to correct the situation.
- [NTSB DEN08LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA031), Nov 15, 2007: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N617EV), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing factors were the delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, and the ditch.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20120614009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120614009639A), Jun 14, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS (N617EV), Eri, CO, Substantial damage. Instructor [privacy data omitted] certificate number [privacy data omitted] was conducting soft field take offs with student pilot [privacy data omitted] in a…
- [Accident 20071115828959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071115828959A), Nov 15, 2007: Amtr SPORTSTAR (N617EV), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 15, 2007 at approximately 11:25 MDT, N617EV, an evektor/sport star experienced oscillations and veered off the runway, at Erie, CO airport…

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