# N762RD: Orwig STARDUSTER, registration cancelled 1981-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Orwig STARDUSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/orwig-starduster) (registry code 8660325)
- Serial number: 36944373
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1975
- Mode S code: AA4A71
- Owner when cancelled: [Orwig Ernest E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORWIG%20ERNEST%20E)
- Location: [North Henderson, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/North%20Henderson)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N762RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=762RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N762RD-1981-10-15

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 Orwig STARDUSTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/orwig-starduster.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 CHI79FEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV03), Nov 4, 1978: Starduster TOO (N762RD), Nhenderson, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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