# N7BT: 1971 Forster SA-300, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Forster SA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/forster-sa-300) (registry code 86601MW)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 100
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2008
- Last registry action: November 5, 2008
- Mode S code: A95007
- Owner when cancelled: [Hartley Steven L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTLEY%20STEVEN%20L)
- Location: [Brooklyn, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Brooklyn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7539° N, 92.4498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52211, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7BT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7BT-2018-01-25

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 Forster SA-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/forster-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 CEN09CA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA455), Jul 22, 2009: Forster SA-300 (N7BT), Iowa City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20090722012289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090722012289A), Jul 22, 2009: Amtr SA300 (N7BT), Iowa City, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot had departed grinnell, IA enroute to long island, NY. Pilot reported engine problems in the Iowa City, IA area and tried several times to restart…

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