Single-engine piston

N14525

1977 Homebuilt Starduster Too SA300

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
487
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540-B2C5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ocala, FL
Registration record

N14525 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt Starduster Too SA300
Serial
487
Engines
Lycoming O-540-B2C5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ocala, FL
Certificate issued
2025-03-11
Airworthiness date
1979-04-06
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0B7FF
Mode S (octal)
50133777
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N14525.
  • 1997-05-02
    Accident at Lake Wales, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N14525

N14525 is a 1977 Homebuilt Starduster Too SA300, serial number 487. It is registered to an individual in Ocala, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540-B2C5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 6, 1979.

N14525 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-05-02 Accident · Lake Wales, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA97LA157
Reported aircraft: Thacker Starduster Too SA300
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 off the runway and nosing over in the soft ground.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.