# Kolb FIREFLY

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05902F9, 05603UB
- Manufacturer (registry): KOLB
- Model: FIREFLY
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firefly

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## 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)

- [N101DZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101DZ): [North Matthew E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20MATTHEW%20E), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson), S/N ULFF029

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19950824037189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950824037189I), Aug 24, 1995: Beech E90 (N214K), Butler, PA. Lost down elevator control on final used trim. Cable severed by arcing of electrical bundle that sagged onto cable.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3659), Jun 22, 1995: EYEBOLT. FAILED. DURING ATTEMPTED DEFLATION OF BALLOON AT CONCLUSION OF A PAID PASSENGER FLIGHT, THE EYEBOLT WHICH RETAINS ONE OF TWO DEFLATION LINE PULLEYS BROKE. THE PILOT WAS

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Ascending Technologies FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/ascending-technologies-firefly): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 06101BR
- [Ertle Lewis H FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/ertle-lewis-h-firefly): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05613KV
- [Wolfe Jonathan L FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/wolfe-jonathan-l-firefly): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05631PZ
- [James Edward Manning JR FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-edward-manning-jr-firefly): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637VD
- [Dumm G/Kolb FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/dumm-g-kolb-firefly): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05904QM
- [Statler FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/statler-firefly): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0561361
- [Kristich John FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/kristich-john-firefly): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05613W9
- [Polar Explorer FIRE FLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/polar-explorer-fire-fly): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05618DE
- [Proxy Aviation Systems FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/proxy-aviation-systems-firefly): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05621YV
- [Robinson /Christensen /Wright FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-christensen-wright-firefly): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056310S
- [Sandel FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/sandel-firefly): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0563713
- [Floyd David R FIREFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/floyd-david-r-firefly): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05647PW

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