# N180RR: 1988 Rudolph Ralph Monroe STARLITE, registration cancelled 2017-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rudolph Ralph Monroe STARLITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/rudolph-ralph-monroe-starlite) (registry code 05612BU)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 180
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 1988
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2008
- Last registry action: March 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A14233
- Owner when cancelled: [Wallace James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALLACE%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7654° N, 116.3342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92211, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180RR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=180RR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180RR-2017-02-28

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 Rudolph Ralph Monroe STARLITE: https://openairdocs.org/model/rudolph-ralph-monroe-starlite.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 WPR09CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA137), Mar 2, 2009: Rudolph Ralph Monroe Starlite (N180RR), Coachella, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation to the rear crankshaft journal.

## 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 20090301008529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090301008529A), Mar 1, 2009: Amtr STARLITE (N180RR), Coachella, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On 1 March, 2009, while at cruise altitude enroute to thermal, CA., pilot experienced a complete loss of power into an agricultural area on Coachella,…

## Other aircraft with N180RR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180RR): Southern Oaks Farm CCX-2000, S/N CCX-2000-0167, built 2023

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