# N2552: 1969 Melsheimer STARDUSTER TOO SA300

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Melsheimer STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/melsheimer-starduster-too-sa300) (registry code 8660227, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 638
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 30, 2004
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A26CAF
- Registered owner: [Schmidt Donald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20DONALD%20J)
- Location: [Dale, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Dale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8515° N, 78.1777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14039, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2552
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2552

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Melsheimer STARDUSTER TOO SA300)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 OAK70F0179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0179), Sep 13, 1969: Starduster SA-300 (N2552), Jean, NV, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19990210016309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990210016309I), Feb 10, 1999: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N2552), State College, PA, Minor damage. (-5) During landing roll, second pilot (aft seat) took controls and continued past first taxiway to exit at second taxiway. Just prior to exiting the runway…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2552

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2552 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-05-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552-1929-05-28): Curtiss Wright JN4D, S/N 120. Owner: [Beatty W J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEATTY%20W%20J), [Santa Clara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Clara)

## Related

- Other Melsheimer STARDUSTER TOO SA300 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/melsheimer-starduster-too-sa300/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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