# N2369: 1973 Bates STARDUSTER SA-300, registration cancelled 2018-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bates STARDUSTER SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-starduster-sa-300) (registry code 8660194)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Serial number: DB-1
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1977
- Certificate issued: December 1, 2011
- Last registry action: December 1, 2011
- Mode S code: A2225D
- Owner when cancelled: [Payne Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAYNE%20MICHAEL%20J)
- Location: [Rowlett, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rowlett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8916° N, 96.5418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75088, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2369
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2369
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2369-2018-01-02

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 Bates STARDUSTER SA-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-starduster-sa-300.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN13CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA037), Oct 27, 2012: Bates Starduster SA-300 (N2369), Reklaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a noseover.
- [NTSB CHI78FEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE31), Apr 27, 1978: Amateur SA-300 (N2369), Dekalb, IL, 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.

- [Accident 20121027025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121027025019A), Oct 27, 2012: Bates STARDUSTER SA-300 (N2369), Reklaw, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft was landed hard, bouncing in a t least three times. When it finally settled in it was in a depressed area of the runway surface and the propeller came…

## Other aircraft with N2369

- [Cancelled 1928-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2369-1928-09-28): Advance WACO 9, S/N 215, built 1926. Owner: [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)

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