# N211W: Smith AEROSTAR 600A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600A](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600a) (registry code 8360604, 6 seats)
- Serial number: 60-0460-153
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2025
- Expires: April 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A1BF2D
- Registered owner: [Mentzer James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENTZER%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Enterprise, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Enterprise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.3079° N, 85.8580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36330, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=211W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Smith AEROSTAR 600A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA035), Oct 27, 2017: Smith Aerostar 600A (N211W), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control and premature landing gear retraction during the initial climb.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20260531008909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260531008909I), May 31, 2026: Smith AEROSTAR 600A (N211W), Bonifay, FL, Minor damage. After being diverted to an alternate airport due to weather, an approach was made but pilot was unable to identify the runway due to being unable to activate…
- [Accident 20171027021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171027021289A), Oct 27, 2017: Smith AEROSTAR 600A (N211W), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot retracted the gears after takeoff rotation and during this phase of flight the aircraft settled down back onto the runway veering off the runway to…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N211W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N211W before.

- [Cancelled 1975-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211W-1975-09-30): Lockheed 18-56, S/N 2311, built 1946. Owner: [Media Aviation Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDIA%20AVIATION%20LTD), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211W-1955-10-18): Stinson SM-8A, S/N 4038, built 1930. Owner: [Winchell Oscar](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINCHELL%20OSCAR), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## Related

- Other Smith AEROSTAR 600A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600a/aircraft.md

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