N4493 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Stolp Starduster SA-300 built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 14, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Stolp Starduster SA-300 cancelled March 14, 2018
- Serial number
- 224
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1971
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 22, 2011
- Last FAA action
- September 13, 2013
- Last owner
- Thomas James B (Individual)
Denver, NC - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
C A Roepken CABIN TYPE cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- CR-3
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Roepken Casten A (Individual)
Dayton, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4493
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stolp Starduster SA-300 · serial 224
The pilot’s failure to recover from an intentional spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of adequate spin entry and recovery training.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stolp Starduster SA-300 · serial 224
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a quartering tailwind, resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site