# N578A: 1965 Thrash Frank J SA100, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thrash Frank J SA100](https://openairdocs.org/model/thrash-frank-j-sa100) (registry code 8660104)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LW-1
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 7, 1979
- Last registry action: November 11, 1988
- Mode S code: A76C21
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcadoo Richard B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCADOO%20RICHARD%20B)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=578A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578A-2013-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Thrash Frank J SA100: https://openairdocs.org/model/thrash-frank-j-sa100.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 ANC86LAG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LAG06), Sep 26, 1986: Star Duster SA-100 (N578A), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

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