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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N578A

N578A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Thrash Frank J SA100 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 23, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Thrash Frank J SA100 cancelled April 23, 2013

Serial number
LW-1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 7, 1979
Last FAA action
November 11, 1988
Last owner
Mcadoo Richard B (Co-owned)
Anchorage, AK
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N578A

ANC86LAG06Accident on September 26, 1986 at Anchorage, AK: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Star Duster SA-100 · serial LW-1

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