# N5618: 1975 Barron STARDUSTER SA-300, registration cancelled 2016-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Barron STARDUSTER SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/barron-starduster-sa-300) (registry code 8660184)
- Engine: [Continental IO-470-L](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-l) (registry code 17348)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3E1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3E1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 887
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 2005
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2013
- Last registry action: April 21, 2015
- Mode S code: A72E11
- Owners when cancelled: [Lacroix Jeffrey A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LACROIX%20JEFFREY%20A), [Henihan Robert D J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENIHAN%20ROBERT%20D%20J)
- Location: [Wilmington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1340° N, 77.9196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28412, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5618
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5618
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5618-2016-08-09

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 Barron STARDUSTER SA-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/barron-starduster-sa-300.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 GAA15CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA185), Jul 12, 2015: Barron Starduster SA 300 (N5618), Whiteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with terrain.

## 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 20150712009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150712009259A), Jul 12, 2015: Barron STARDUSTER SA-300 (N5618), Whiteville, NC, Destroyed. Pilot intended to do practice touch and go maneuvers and on touchdown, loss control and veered off the runway into a field.

## Other aircraft with N5618

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5618): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B238900100M5
- [Cancelled 1969-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5618-1969-06-19): Convair 990A, S/N 30. Exported to Lebanon. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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