# N540HC: Stanton James R STAROS SA 260, registration cancelled 2001-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Stanton James R STAROS SA 260](https://openairdocs.org/model/stanton-james-r-staros-sa-260) (registry code 05602YR)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 96-01
- Year built: 0
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1996
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1996
- Last registry action: October 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A6D89E
- Owner when cancelled: [Hc & Nr Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HC%20%26%20NR%20INC)
- Location: [Seguin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seguin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5375° N, 97.9366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78155, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540HC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540HC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540HC-2001-11-23

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 Stanton James R STAROS SA 260: https://openairdocs.org/model/stanton-james-r-staros-sa-260.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 FTW99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA034), Nov 24, 1998: Stanton Staros SA 260 (N540HC), Marion, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The fuel leak for an undetermined reason which resulted in an in-flight fire.

## 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 19981124042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124042219A), Nov 24, 1998: Amtr STAROSSA260 (N540HC), Marion, TX, Destroyed. (.19) On November 24, 1998, at 1555 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built stanton staros sa 260, aerobatic airplane, N540HC, was destroyed when…

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