# N83AT: 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: April 30, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83AT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83AT

## Aircraft that carried N83AT

- [Cancelled 2015-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83AT-2015-04-30): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0296-074, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerostar Transport Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSTAR%20TRANSPORT%20CORPORATION), [Headland, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Headland)

## NTSB investigations on N83AT (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 ATL89FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA166), Jun 21, 1989: Piper PA-60-601P (N83AT), Lithia Springs, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT ENGINE/WING FIRE DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE'S LEFT EXHAUST TAILPIPE. THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE FAILED IN FATIGUE AS A RESULT OF FLUCTUATING STRESSES INDUCED BY A DETERIORATED ENGINE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N83AT (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 19890621016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890621016799A), Jun 21, 1989: Piper PA60601P (N83AT), Atlanta, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Undetected engine fire melted spar. Wing and engine separated. Turbo exhaust pipe came off. Engine mount fractured.
- [Incident 19890108007509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890108007509I), Jan 8, 1989: Piper PA60601P (N83AT), Albany, GA, Minor damage. Shut down surging engine. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Cause of problems not determined yet.

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