# Stanton James R STAROS SA 260

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05602YR
- Manufacturer (registry): STANTON JAMES R
- Model: STAROS SA 260
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/stanton-james-r-staros-sa-260

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 FTW99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA034), Nov 24, 1998: Stanton Staros SA 260 (N540HC), Marion, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The fuel leak for an undetermined reason which resulted in an in-flight fire.

## 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 19981124042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124042219A), Nov 24, 1998: Amtr STAROSSA260 (N540HC), Marion, TX, Destroyed. (.19) On November 24, 1998, at 1555 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built stanton staros sa 260, aerobatic airplane, N540HC, was destroyed when…

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