# N4493: 1971 Stolp Starduster SA-300, registration cancelled 2018-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stolp Starduster SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/stolp-starduster-sa-300) (registry code 86601S7)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 224
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2011
- Last registry action: September 13, 2013
- Mode S code: A56ECD
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20JAMES%20B)
- Location: [Denver, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Denver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4955° N, 81.0185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28037, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4493
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4493-2018-03-14

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 Stolp Starduster SA-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/stolp-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 ERA14FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA256), May 26, 2014: Stolp Starduster SA-300 (N4493), Newton, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recover from an intentional spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of adequate spin entry and recovery training.
- [NTSB WPR10CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA183), Mar 28, 2010: Stolp Starduster SA-300 (N4493), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a quartering tailwind, resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear.

## 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 20140525007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140525007699A), May 25, 2014: Stolp Starduster SA-300 (N4493), Newton, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Review of video shows pilot entered a spin maneuver and never recovered and contacted the ground resulting in a fatality.
- [Accident 20100328031679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100328031679A), Mar 28, 2010: Stolp Stard SA-300 (N4493), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. After three touch and go's, upon 4th touch down, right main landing gear strut collapsed inboard, causing right lower wing structure to contact runway, upper…

## Other aircraft with N4493

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4493-undated): C A Roepken CABIN TYPE, S/N CR-3. Owner: [Roepken Casten A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROEPKEN%20CASTEN%20A), [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)

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