# N7437S: 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: May 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7437S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7437S

## Aircraft that carried N7437S

- [Cancelled 2013-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7437S-2013-05-08): Smith AEROSTAR 601, S/N 61-0008, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [L J Simmons Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20J%20SIMMONS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Gwinn, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gwinn)

## NTSB investigations on N7437S (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 CHI79FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA025), Jan 19, 1979: Aerostar 601 (N7437S), Grand Rapids, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB NYC77FFJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ08), Dec 31, 1976: Ted Smith 601 (N7437S), Dunkirk, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7437S (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.

- [Accident 19790109012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790109012559A), Jan 9, 1979: Piper 601SMITH (N7437S), Grand Rapids, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Proceeded into known severe icing. Unable to maintain altitude. Acft stalled on final approach to unscheduled lndg.
- [Accident 19761231041679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231041679A), Dec 31, 1976: Piper 601SMITH (N7437S), Dunkirk, NY, Substantial damage. Plt cancelled IFR plan. While circling lost visual ctc with arpt,became disoriented.

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