# Thacker STARDUSTER TOO SA300

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8660220
- Manufacturer (registry): THACKER
- Model: STARDUSTER TOO SA300
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 105 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/thacker-starduster-too-sa300

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)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N14525](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14525): [Tropeano Joseph P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPEANO%20JOSEPH%20P), [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala), built 1977, S/N 487

## 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 MIA97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA157), May 2, 1997: Thacker Starduster TOO SA300 (N14525), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the tail wheel to lock in the centered detent during the beginning of the takeoff roll, which resulted in the pilot being unable to maintain directional control and the aircraft drifting…

## 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 19970502009789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502009789A), May 2, 1997: Amtr SA300 (N14525), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Ran a wheel off runway on takeoff. Aborted. Tried return onto runway. Nosed over. Beleive tailwheel failed to lock. (-23) during an aborted 100 foot takeoff…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Anderson Bryant Russel STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-bryant-russel-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601RU
- [Torok Elek STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/torok-elek-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056026Q
- [Rado Roland A STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/rado-roland-a-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602OV
- [Spani Wayne M STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/spani-wayne-m-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056197F
- [Lacchia Joseph F STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/lacchia-joseph-f-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619A4
- [Kolb William C STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-william-c-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623G8
- [Ware Kenneth STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/ware-kenneth-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624KK
- [Allegre Gary A STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/allegre-gary-a-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056250V
- [Matthew Little STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/matthew-little-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05643R6
- [Stone STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/stone-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8660127
- [Brown STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8660144
- [Cantlon STARDUSTER TOO SA300](https://openairdocs.org/model/cantlon-starduster-too-sa300): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8660161

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