# Kolb FIRESTAR KXP

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05902J3, 05904OL, 05901YD
- Manufacturer (registry): KOLB · KOLB COMPANY · KOLB COMPANY INC
- Model: FIRESTAR KXP
- 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: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firestar-kxp

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 (5)

- [N1655E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1655E): [Miller Mark J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20MARK%20J), [Sheridan, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sheridan), built 1993, S/N FS-859
- [N4443G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4443G): [Naylor Thomas F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAYLOR%20THOMAS%20F), [Cave Junction, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cave%20Junction), built 1995, S/N 342
- [N4633F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4633F): [Cooper Tom E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOPER%20TOM%20E), [Keavy, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Keavy), S/N FS04-91-00315
- [N592JE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N592JE): [Ellebracht Gerald H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLEBRACHT%20GERALD%20H), [Waterloo, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Waterloo), built 2007, S/N FS7-2-089
- [N71RB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71RB): [Dustin James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUSTIN%20JAMES), [Laurel, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Laurel), S/N 21546

## 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 WPR24FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA104), Mar 7, 2024: Kolb Firestar KXP (N4443G), Cave Junction, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of potentially impairing…

## 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 20240307002549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240307002549A), Mar 7, 2024: Kolb Company FIRESTAR KXP (N4443G), Cave Junction, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Based on eye witness accounts, pilot did not perform a walkaround as he normally did prior to take off. Following take off, during climb out, the eye witness…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Washburn Ron FIRESTAR KXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/washburn-ron-firestar-kxp): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 059008Y
- [Henderson Daniel G FIRESTAR KXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/henderson-daniel-g-firestar-kxp): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05621JW
- [Taylor Vance A FIRE STAR KXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-vance-a-fire-star-kxp): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05624EN

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