# N162GA: Smith AEROSTAR 601, registration cancelled 2001-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (registry code 8360606)
- Serial number: 61-0050-95
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1988
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A0F9B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Grand Aire Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAND%20AIRE%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162GA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162GA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162GA-2001-07-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 601: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601.md

## NTSB investigations (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 BFO96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA040), Jan 27, 1996: Aerostar 601 (N162GA), Mount Storm, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reason(s), and the accumulation of structural ice on the airplane, which resulted in an increased rate of descent and a subsequent forced landing…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19960127000979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960127000979A), Jan 27, 1996: Piper PA60601 (N162GA), Mountstorm, WV, Destroyed. Lost right engine en route. Settled into clouds. Iced up. Unable sustain alt. Impacted mountain. No engine defects.
- [Incident 19950404006639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950404006639I), Apr 4, 1995: Piper PA60601 (N162GA), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 04-04-95, a Piper PA-60 aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse upon landing at Louisville, KY (sdf). The aircraft was being operated by grand…
- [Incident 19930428018919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930428018919I), Apr 28, 1993: Piper PA60601 (N162GA), Cadiz, KY, Minor damage. Had three green lights on approach. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.

## Other aircraft with N162GA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162GA): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0667, built 1998

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