# N3263: 1972 Mardion STARDUSTER TOO, registration cancelled 2012-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mardion STARDUSTER TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/mardion-starduster-too) (registry code 8660157)
- Engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1977
- Last registry action: October 13, 1994
- Mode S code: A3875B
- Location: [Locust Grove, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Locust%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3505° N, 84.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30248, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3263
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3263-2012-04-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Mardion STARDUSTER TOO: https://openairdocs.org/model/mardion-starduster-too.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ATL91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA141), Jul 24, 1991: Maridon Starduster TOO (N3263), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE LOCAL PILOT'S HAVING BECOME LOST.
- [NTSB NYC77FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM37), Aug 20, 1977: Starduster TOO (N3263), Grove City, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73DGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM06), Aug 20, 1972: Starduster TOO (N3263), Volant, PA, 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 19910724029709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029709A), Jul 24, 1991: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N3263), Locust Grove, GA, Substantial damage. Trying to find airport with low fuel and thick haze engine quit. Crashed into trees. No fuel but tank ruptured.

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