# Ekstrom Dave TWINSTARR

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 13015DF
- Manufacturer (registry): EKSTROM DAVE
- Model: TWINSTARR
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/ekstrom-dave-twinstarr

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N72DE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72DE): [Baschwit Janie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASCHWIT%20JANIE), [Mooresville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mooresville), built 1990, S/N 001

## 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 NYC98LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA172), Aug 25, 1998: Ekstrom-Farrington Twinstar (N72DE), Paducah, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of a through-bolt that attached the lateral control arms to the yoke assembly, due to unanticipated rotor brake forces through the flight control system.

## 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.

- [Incident 20200705008079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705008079I), Jul 5, 2020: Ekstrom Dave TWINSTARR (N72DE), Greencastle, IN, Minor damage. On July 5, 2020, at approximately 12:35 EDT, N72DE, an experimental amateur built gyrocopter, experienced an off airport landing approximately 1/8 of a mile…
- [Accident 19980825021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825021859A), Aug 25, 1998: Amtr TWINSTAR (N72DE), Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing under unknown circumstances. (-23) on August 25, 1998, at approximately 1600 CDT, an experimental-amateur built, twin-star gyroplane,…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Ballard Tommy Ray TWINSTARR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ballard-tommy-ray-twinstarr): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606QB
- [Whittridge Richard D TWINSTARR](https://openairdocs.org/model/whittridge-richard-d-twinstarr): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05621MT
- [Mckenzie Harmon TWINSTARR](https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenzie-harmon-twinstarr): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05606SU
- [Canaday Benjamin TWINSTARR](https://openairdocs.org/model/canaday-benjamin-twinstarr): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05609SP

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