# N451: Star CAVALIER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Star CAVALIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/star-cavalier) (registry code 8480102, 2 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 138](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20138) (Star Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 105
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1996
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A575D2
- Registered owner: [Dougherty Paul D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGHERTY%20PAUL%20D%20JR)
- Location: [Bethel, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bethel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5052° N, 76.2703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19507, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=451
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N451

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Star CAVALIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N451.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N451.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N451 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N451, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR FXGA201609151627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FXGA201609151627), Sep 9, 2016: SKIN. CORRODED. CORRODED FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF CABIN HEATER EXHAUST SHIELD. REMOVE CORRODED SKIN AND INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER PER DC-6 A&B OVERHAUL MANUAL FIGURE 12-22.
- [SDR TRBA2007118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TRBA2007118), Dec 28, 2007: BULB. FAILED. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE IN THE MAIN ENTRANCE PASSENGER DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LIGHT BULB.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (2)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Star CAVALIER)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N451

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N451 before.

- [Cancelled 1993-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451-1993-04-23): Ostreka George STEEN SKYBOLT, S/N 1951GO. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ostreko George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSTREKO%20GEORGE), [Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Aurora)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451-1965-05-18): Beech D18S, S/N A-540. Owner: [Clemson Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEMSON%20CO%20INC), [Towson, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Towson)
- [Cancelled 1933-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451-1933-06-29): Star CAVALIER, S/N 104, built 1929. Owner: [Aero Agents Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20AGENTS%20CO%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

## Related

- Other Star CAVALIER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/star-cavalier/aircraft.md

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