N582EF is a 2005 Kolb FIRESTAR. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Rotax SEE BOMBADIER. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Shelbyville, KY. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 2005. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 21 years old
- Only 3 Kolb FIRESTAR here
2017
2005
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During final approach to a turf runway, the pilot of the amateur-built airplane noted that he was too high and the airspeed was 60 to 65 mph. He reduced engine power to descend, and was then distracted while viewing wildlife in a field below him. When the pilot looked back at the airspeed indicator, it displayed 40 mph. The airplane then "stalled" and the pilot felt the left wing drop. The airplane subsequently struck a fence and the nose impacted the ground. The airplane flipped over and came to rest short of the runway. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. A witness familiar with the accident airplane reported that its stall speed was in the "mid-30s." A weather observation taken 10 minutes after the accident, at an airport 14 nautical miles away, reported calm winds; however, the pilot recalled wind gusting from his left and from behind after impact. A witness recalled that it was sunny with thermal updrafts and downdrafts. The pilot had over 177 hours of flight experience in the accident airplane.
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