# N21EM: 1980 Maurer Elmo A V-STAR SA900, registration cancelled 2019-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Maurer Elmo A V-STAR SA900](https://openairdocs.org/model/maurer-elmo-a-v-star-sa900) (registry code 8660811)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 109
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1980
- Last registry action: January 14, 2019
- Mode S code: A1B799
- Location: [Erwinna, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Erwinna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4930° N, 75.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18920, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21EM-2019-10-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Maurer Elmo A V-STAR SA900: https://openairdocs.org/model/maurer-elmo-a-v-star-sa900.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 ERA18LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA019), Nov 3, 2017: Maurer Elmo A V Star SA900 (N21EM), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20171103019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171103019049A), Nov 3, 2017: Maurer Elmo A V-STAR SA900 (N21EM), Erwinna, PA, Destroyed. The airman stated that he was doing practice takeoff and landings. The airman remembers doing one take off and landing. The next thing the airman remembers is…
- [Incident 20061002024389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061002024389I), Oct 2, 2006: Amtr VSTAR (N21EM), Elkins, WV, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] while in cruise flight after switching fuel tanks, the pilot experienced a rough running engine and elected to divert to kekn.…

## Other aircraft with N21EM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21EM): Mooney M20J, S/N 243129

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