# N1457: 1968 Starduster 2, registration cancelled 2012-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Starduster 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-2) (registry code 86601M2)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-435](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (registry code 41516)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-228](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 59
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1980
- Last registry action: January 23, 1996
- Mode S code: A0B890
- Location: [Kihei, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kihei)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 20.7273° N, 156.4407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96753, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1457
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1457-2012-02-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Starduster 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-2.md

## 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 LAX96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA110), Feb 10, 1996: Stolp Starduster II (N1457), Kahului, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: a faulty engine magneto, and decision by the pilot-in-command to operate the airplane with known deficiencies. A factor relating to the accident was: the airplane was overdue for an annual inspection.

## 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 19960209001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960209001539A), Feb 9, 1996: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N1457), Kahului, HI, Destroyed. Crashed off end runway on demo flight to new owner. Engine popping prior takeoff quit on climb. Stalled on 180 turn

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