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N1281A

Kolb FIRESTAR

Valid Minnesota

N1281A is a Kolb FIRESTAR, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a two-stroke engine, built in 2007. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Albert Lea Airport INC, a corporation in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 30, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for registered before jan 31, 2008, dated December 15, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Kolb
Model
FIRESTAR
Serial number
AEL 1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 503 SERIES · 52 hp
Seats
1
Year built
2007
Transponder code
A073E6 (octal 50071746)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 30, 2007
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008 · December 15, 2007
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00402709

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Albert Lea Airport INC
Type
Corporation
Address
400 Airport Rd
Albert Lea, MN 56007-2081

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data