Single-engine piston

N15EM

1972 Homebuilt Starduster Too SA-30

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
207
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Etna, CA
Registration record

N15EM on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt Starduster Too SA-30
Serial
207
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Etna, CA
Certificate issued
2023-09-27
Airworthiness date
2017-12-13
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0C846
Mode S (octal)
50144106
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N15EM to the current registrant.
  • 2017-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008-10-17
    N15EM previously assigned to a Cessna P337 (s/n P3370317); cancelled.
  • 1980-05-08
    N15EM previously assigned to a Cessna 337D (s/n 337-1137); cancelled.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N15EM

N15EM is a 1972 Homebuilt Starduster Too SA-30, serial number 207. It is registered to an individual in Etna, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 13, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N15EM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-06-15 Accident · Cape Elizabeth, ME Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC08FA215
Reported aircraft: Cessna P337H — a different aircraft that carried the N15EM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight in instrument meteorological conditions after experiencing an attitude indicator malfunction.

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.