# N7443S: 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=7443S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7443S

## Aircraft that carried N7443S

- [Cancelled 2013-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7443S-2013-05-08): Butler AEROSTAR 601, S/N 61-0063-117, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Top Flight Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOP%20FLIGHT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

## NTSB investigations on N7443S (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 MIA90FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA090), Mar 16, 1990: Butler Aerostar 601 (N7443S), Lake Butler, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN HEAT DAMAGED MAGNETO LEADS AS A RESULT OF A MISSING EXHAUST…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7443S (1)

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 19900315004499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315004499A), Mar 15, 1990: Piper PA60601 (N7443S), Lake Butler, FL, Destroyed. Left engine quit, exhaust leak melted magneto p leads. Right engine quit approximately 20 minutes later in descent.

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