# N222AQ: 1974 Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2018-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61P-0164-004
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1974
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2009
- Last registry action: November 30, 2009
- Mode S code: A1E87E
- Owner when cancelled: [Ens Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENS%20CORP)
- Location: [Hollywood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hollywood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0192° N, 80.1529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33020, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222AQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222AQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222AQ-2018-01-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p.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 CEN10FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA108), Jan 24, 2010: Smith Aerostar 601P (N222AQ), Sugar Grove, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation and subsequent failure to maintain airplane control.

## 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.

- [Accident 20100123027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100123027329A), Jan 23, 2010: Smith AEROSTAR 60 (N222AQ), Sugar Grove, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On January 23, 2010 at 1850 central standard time, a Smith Aerostar 601P, N222AQ departed runway 09 at Aurora Airport (arr), in Sugar Grove Illinois, on an IFR…

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