# N3LD: 1976 Dreyer STARDUSTER SA300, registration cancelled 2013-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dreyer STARDUSTER SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dreyer-starduster-sa300) (registry code 8660207)
- Engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521)
- Serial number: 1145
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2002
- Last registry action: January 2, 2009
- Mode S code: A31B9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Promise Recording Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROMISE%20RECORDING%20INC)
- Location: [Tonawanda, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Tonawanda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9983° N, 78.8805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14150, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3LD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3LD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LD-2013-04-15

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 Dreyer STARDUSTER SA300: https://openairdocs.org/model/dreyer-starduster-sa300.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 ERA09CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA351), Jun 15, 2009: Dreyer Starduster (N3LD), Cowlesville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.
- [NTSB BFO88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA032), Mar 26, 1988: Dreyer-Starduster SA-300 (N3LD), Richlands, VA, substantial damage

## 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 20090615012429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090615012429A), Jun 15, 2009: Dreyer STARDUSTERSA (N3LD), Wales, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 15, 2009 at approximately 1610 EDT local time, an experimental amateur-built starduster SA-300 aircraft, s/n 1145, bearing reegistration number…
- [Accident 19880326013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326013919A), Mar 26, 1988: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N3LD), Richlands, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Collided with a river embankment. Had a faulty tailwheel.

## Other aircraft with N3LD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3LD): Cessna 525C, S/N 525C0063, built 2011

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