# N601AS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: March 1, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601AS

## Aircraft that carried N601AS

- [Cancelled 2025-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AS-2025-03-01): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B2277001009W. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Montgomery, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Montgomery)
- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AS-2017-07-06): Smith AEROSTAR 601, S/N 61-0044-85, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Comair Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMAIR%20AVIATION), [Austin, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Austin)
- [Cancelled 1998-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AS-1998-01-10): Balkema J / Boven L KESTREL HAWK, S/N 0012. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [West Memphis Jet Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20MEMPHIS%20JET%20CENTER), [West Memphis, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Memphis)

## NTSB investigations on N601AS (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 FTW92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA016), Oct 31, 1991: Balkema/Boven Kestrel Hawk (N601AS), West Memphis, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING FLARE AT EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE WHILE EXECUTING THE FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND UNAUTHORIZED PERSON PERFORMED…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N601AS (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 20001128026949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001128026949I), Nov 28, 2000: Piper PA60601 (N601AS), Brigham City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) During the approach the landing gear selector was placed in the down position. The pilot heard the gear extending and saw, what he thought, were three…
- [Accident 19911031053579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031053579A), Oct 31, 1991: Amtr HAWK (N601AS), West Memphis, AR, Substantial damage. Made go around. Cut back power on downwind. Engine quit. Stalled on landing. Manufacturer had designated auto fuel.

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