# N860RB: Bartholomew Ronald E KOLB TWINSTAR, registration cancelled 1994-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bartholomew Ronald E KOLB TWINSTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/bartholomew-ronald-e-kolb-twinstar) (registry code 0561298)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1986
- Last registry action: August 17, 1994
- Mode S code: ABD050
- Owner when cancelled: [Bartholomew Ronald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARTHOLOMEW%20RONALD)
- Location: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7722° N, 82.2834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32609, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N860RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=860RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N860RB-1994-10-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Bartholomew Ronald E KOLB TWINSTAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/bartholomew-ronald-e-kolb-twinstar.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 MIA91LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA096), Mar 12, 1991: Bartholomew Kolb Twinstar (N860RB), Bronson, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO INITIATE A FLIGHT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN HIS EQUIPMENT IN THAT HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE. HE THEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED IN A TURN ON FINAL…

## 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 19910312005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312005249A), Mar 12, 1991: Amtrkb TWINSTAR (N860RB), Bronson, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Was observed on approach to open field then make a steep low altitude turn stalled and fell vertically to ground.
- [Incident 19871115079019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115079019I), Nov 15, 1987: N860RB, Clermont, FL, Minor damage. Lost directional control due to wind while taxiing. Hit a parked aircraft. Aircraft has no brakes or tailwheel.

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