# N78DS: 1984 Silfvast STARDUSTER TOO, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Silfvast STARDUSTER TOO](https://openairdocs.org/model/silfvast-starduster-too) (registry code 8660362)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: DAS-1
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1984
- Certificate issued: June 1, 1978
- Last registry action: August 3, 1994
- Mode S code: AA8E89
- Owner when cancelled: [Silfvast David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILFVAST%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Sale Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Sale%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7383° N, 111.8598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84105, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DS-2012-09-27

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 Silfvast STARDUSTER TOO: https://openairdocs.org/model/silfvast-starduster-too.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 WPR09LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA026), Oct 28, 2008: Silfvast Starduster TOO (N78DS), Cedar Fort, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and/or angle of attack to avoid a stall/spin during an aerobatic maneuver.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20081028850789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081028850789A), Oct 28, 2008: Silfva STARDUSTERTO (N78DS), Cedar Fort, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was observed by people on the ground performing acrobatics when it entered a tight spin and impacted the ground. Aircraft found on its back and…
- [Incident 19840303012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303012159I), Mar 3, 1984: Amtrso STARDUSTER2 (N78DS), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft while conducting high speed taxi tests. Departed runway.

## Other aircraft with N78DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DS): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 1777, built 2018

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