# N953RJ: 2001 Flightstar SC II, registration cancelled 2021-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Flightstar SC II](https://openairdocs.org/model/flightstar-sc-ii) (registry code 05902KU)
- Engine: [HKS 700E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (registry code 33777)
- Serial number: 325
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 2010
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2018
- Last registry action: May 21, 2018
- Mode S code: AD414C
- Owner when cancelled: [Novotny Steven A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVOTNY%20STEVEN%20A)
- Location: [Chardon, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Chardon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5742° N, 81.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44024, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N953RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=953RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953RJ-2021-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Flightstar SC II: https://openairdocs.org/model/flightstar-sc-ii.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 CEN18LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA301), Jul 27, 2018: Flightstar SC II (N953RJ), Painesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain an airspeed below flight speed during a practice taxi run, which resulted in the airplane inadvertently becoming airborne. Once airborne, the reduced engine…

## 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 20180727018139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018139A), Jul 27, 2018: Flightstar Inc SC II (N953RJ), Painesville, OH, Destroyed. Aircraft depart Concord Airpark, during the attepmted return to airport the aircraft struck a tree north of field. Pilot stated that they had no intention on…

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