# N138TS: 1973 Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2012-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2012
- Exported to: Bolivia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 60-0138-058
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2012
- Last registry action: April 16, 2012
- Mode S code: A09AA3
- Owner when cancelled: [Del Rio Marino Alejandro M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEL%20RIO%20MARINO%20ALEJANDRO%20M)
- Location: [Dorchester Center, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Dorchester%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2859° N, 71.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02124, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138TS-2012-07-03

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Smith AEROSTAR 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX686), Jan 5, 1995: OVERVOLT RELAY. FAILED. RELAY FAILED TO OPERATE UNTIL 36 VOLTS, DID NOT PROTECT SYSTEM ALLOWING DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS COMPONENTS. SEE MDR ON SAME SUBJECT CONCERNING LAMAR REGULATOR. RECOM

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19881101061259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881101061259I), Nov 1, 1988: Piper PA60600 (N138TS), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go-around made as propellers struck runway. Landed safely on second attempt.

## Other aircraft with N138TS

- [Cancelled 2023-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138TS-2023-06-14): Boeing 737-89L, S/N 30516. Exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Owner: [Aircraft Trading And Leasing LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20TRADING%20AND%20LEASING%20LLC%20TRUSTEE), [Danbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Danbury)

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