# N688: 1980 Alleva STARDUSTER SA300, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Alleva STARDUSTER SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/alleva-starduster-sa300) (registry code 8660234)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 455
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1980
- Last registry action: August 9, 2001
- Mode S code: A920EE
- Owner when cancelled: [Alleva Robert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEVA%20ROBERT%20B)
- Location: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0955° N, 81.9179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33805, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N688
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=688
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688-2013-05-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Alleva STARDUSTER SA300: https://openairdocs.org/model/alleva-starduster-sa300.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 MIA84FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA116), Mar 18, 1984: Alleva Starduster SA300 (N688), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19840318005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318005879A), Mar 18, 1984: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N688), Lakeland, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft rolled inverted at low altitude and was unable to recover before crashing into ground.

## Other aircraft with N688

- [Cancelled 1929-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688-1929-07-18): Waco 9, S/N 440, built 1926. Owner: [Arnholm Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNHOLM%20CHARLES), [Barre, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Barre)

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