# N90501: 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: October 15, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90501

## Aircraft that carried N90501

- [Cancelled 1981-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90501-1981-10-15): Smith AEROSTAR 600, S/N 60-0289-109. Owner: [Saveway Oil Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAVEWAY%20OIL%20COMPANY), [Capr Giradeau, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Capr%20Giradeau)

## NTSB investigations on N90501 (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 MKC79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA024), Mar 22, 1979: Aerostar 600 (N90501), Sikeston, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N90501 (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 19790322008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322008029A), Mar 22, 1979: Piper 600SMITH (N90501), Sikeston, MO, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Found improper temporary repair to engine air induction duct.
- [Incident 19780920018899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920018899I), Sep 20, 1978: Piper 600ASMITH (N90501), Sikeston, MO, Minor damage. Explosion heard during engine start, pilot mistook for backfire, began flight. Later found exhaust tunnels damaged.

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