# N60721: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 20, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60721
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60721

## Aircraft that carried N60721

- [Cancelled 2000-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60721-2000-03-20): Piper AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P07368063360. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mountain Aerostar Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTAIN%20AEROSTAR%20INC), [Ebensburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Ebensburg)

## NTSB investigations on N60721 (2)

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 NYC98FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA127), Jun 10, 1998: Piper 601P (N60721), Martinsburg, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor in the accident was the low ceiling.
- [NTSB NYC93LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA183), Aug 30, 1993: Piper PA-601 (N60721), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with an obstacle and the ground. A factor is the pilot's diverted attention.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N60721 (4)

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.

- [Accident 19980610013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980610013159A), Jun 10, 1998: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Altoona, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off VFR into low overcast. Spiral dive ensued. Vertical impact. Burned. Spattal disorientation factor. (.4)shortly after the airplane took off, a witness…
- [Accident 19930830032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930830032889A), Aug 30, 1993: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Distracted by obstructions on final. Stalled short final and struck wires. Dropped to runway.
- [Incident 19850802053519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802053519I), Aug 2, 1985: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Indianapolis, IN. Oil type odor noted during descent, pressure dropped. Engine shutdown. Crankcase was cracked.
- [Incident 19841108070819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108070819I), Nov 8, 1984: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft veered after touchdown. Exam of scissor on right main gear showed upper link assembly failed.

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