# Maughan Wesley J STARDUSTER II

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8660369
- Manufacturer (registry): MAUGHAN WESLEY J
- Model: STARDUSTER II
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/maughan-wesley-j-starduster-ii

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N78WT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78WT): [Cole Thomas Ed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLE%20THOMAS%20ED), [White Settlement, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/White%20Settlement), built 1980, S/N M-3

## 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 CEN25LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA103), Feb 24, 2025: Starduster II (N78WT), Azle, TX, destroyed, investigation ongoing

## 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 20250224013779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250224013779A), Feb 24, 2025: Maughan Wesley J STARDUSTER II (N78WT), Azle, TX, Destroyed. Arrived on scene, issued PIC the compliance philosophy brochure containing the pilot's bill of rights. PIC stated that he'd flown the airplane earlier in the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Holcomb STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/holcomb-starduster-ii): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 86601AK
- [Mynster Thomas O STARDUSTER II (2)](https://openairdocs.org/model/mynster-thomas-o-starduster-ii-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605D6
- [Dabbs Kenneth Irven STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/dabbs-kenneth-irven-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056106G
- [Londo STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/londo-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1130575
- [Glasgo STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasgo-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86601AL
- [Hayden STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/hayden-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86601HB
- [Bliss STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bliss-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8660303
- [Branson STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/branson-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8660306
- [Lamb STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8660355
- [Heiner Bruce L STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/heiner-bruce-l-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86603BG
- [Hulliberger M W STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/hulliberger-m-w-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86603BX
- [Rydberg Larry STARDUSTER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/rydberg-larry-starduster-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86603CN

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