# Holden James D PULSAR

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05603KT
- Manufacturer (registry): HOLDEN JAMES D
- Model: PULSAR
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/holden-james-d-pulsar

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

None registered with this model now.

## 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 CHI03LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA269), Aug 16, 2003: Holden Pulsar (N78DT), Willmar, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 20030816021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816021549A), Aug 16, 2003: Holden PULSAR (N78DT), Willmar, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Passenger [privacy data omitted] asked PIC timothy dale davenport for a ride in his airplane. Aircraft N78DT (spitfire, Pulsar-experimental) departed…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Decker Thomas R PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/decker-thomas-r-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601PC
- [Parkhurst Max PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/parkhurst-max-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056039N
- [Armstrong Terry PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/armstrong-terry-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604J6
- [Eubanks Larry PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/eubanks-larry-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614IW
- [Jones Henry Sherk PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-henry-sherk-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616JB
- [Lawrence Lavern PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/lawrence-lavern-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616QP
- [Buffe W E PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/buffe-w-e-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616WF
- [Mccann Michael PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccann-michael-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618NW
- [Johansen Ragnar W PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/johansen-ragnar-w-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618SF
- [Murawski Robert S PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/murawski-robert-s-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056224L
- [Dabney James B PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/dabney-james-b-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624LT
- [Schmitt Jim PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/schmitt-jim-pulsar): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625NJ

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