# N3ST: Thomas BJ-1B DUSTER, registration cancelled 1999-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Thomas BJ-1B DUSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-bj-1b-duster) (registry code 0563326)
- Serial number: 17
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1992
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A31C42
- Owner when cancelled: [Stokely Herbert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOKELY%20HERBERT%20A)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8724° N, 76.0043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23451, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3ST
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3ST-1999-02-01

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 Thomas BJ-1B DUSTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-bj-1b-duster.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 NYC76DHA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA36), May 23, 1976: Duster BJ18 (N3ST), Martins Creek, PA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3ST

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3ST): Learjet 45, S/N 487, built 2014

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