# N503CM: 1991 Menzel Conrad SA300 STARDUSTER, registration cancelled 2020-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2020
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Menzel Conrad SA300 STARDUSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/menzel-conrad-sa300-starduster) (registry code 86603EB)
- Engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1991
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2011
- Last registry action: September 25, 2017
- Mode S code: A64553
- Owner when cancelled: [Maidment Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAIDMENT%20GARY)
- Location: [Coldwater, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Coldwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7163° N, 89.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38618, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503CM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=503CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503CM-2020-10-28

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 Menzel Conrad SA300 STARDUSTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/menzel-conrad-sa300-starduster.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 ERA19LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA016), Oct 12, 2018: Sa300 Starduster (N503CM), Byhalia, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted a collision with trees short of the runway.
- [NTSB ATL01LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA061), May 26, 2001: Conrad Menzel SA-300 Starduster (N503CM), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.

## 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 20181012019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019769A), Oct 12, 2018: Menzel Conrad SA300 STARDUSTER (N503CM), Byhalia, MS, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he entered the downwind leg for runway 35 at approx. 1200? AGL. Abeam the 35 threshold at approx. 1100? AGL with 80-90MPH. As I initiated a…
- [Accident 20010526010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010526010499A), May 26, 2001: Amtr SA300 (N503CM), Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. (-23)Landed on runway 16 winds 12 KTS variable with gusts from 270 degrees. Shortly after touchdown aircraft weathervaned into wind. Left rudder applied…

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