Single-engine piston

N78WT

1980 Homebuilt Starduster II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
M-3
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
White Settlement, TX
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Registration record

N78WT on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Starduster II
Serial
M-3
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
White Settlement, TX
Certificate issued
2019-12-04
Airworthiness date
1980-09-29
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA9033
Mode S (octal)
52510063
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-24
    Accident at Azle, TX; damage: destroyed.
  • 2019-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N78WT.
  • 1980-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N78WT

N78WT is a 1980 Homebuilt Starduster II, serial number M-3. It is registered to an individual in White Settlement, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 29, 1980.

N78WT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-02-24 Accident · Azle, TX Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · CEN25LA103
Reported aircraft: Starduster II
Preliminary report: On February 24, 2025, at 1430 central standard time, a Starduster II airplane, N78WT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Azle, Texas. The private pilot and a passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot had flown the airplane earlier in the day and planned on flying the airplane in the airport traffic pattern at the time of the accident. He said the takeoff was normal and during the downwind to base leg turn for runway 15, the airplane became sluggish and was sinking. He said the left wing dropped severely, which he attributed to a tip stall. He corrected for the wing drop…
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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.