# N2453: 1972 Starduster Too SA-300, registration cancelled 2013-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Starduster Too SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-too-sa-300) (registry code 86601KJ)
- 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: 284
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1980
- Last registry action: July 29, 1997
- Mode S code: A24553
- Location: [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0952° N, 82.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34476, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2453
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2453-2013-08-19

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 Too SA-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/starduster-too-sa-300.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 IAD77DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM08), Dec 11, 1976: Starduster T00 (N2453), Gastonia, NC, 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.

- [Incident 19820414018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820414018419I), Apr 14, 1982: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N2453), Sweetwater, TX, Minor damage. Ballooned on landing. Aircraft dropped in, broke shock, damaged prop and wingtip.

## Other aircraft with N2453

- [Cancelled 1928-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2453-1928-02-10): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 5163. Owner: [Grigsby Reginald W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIGSBY%20REGINALD%20W%20JR)

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