# N23NS: Piper AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 1991-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012)
- Serial number: 61P08548163451
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1986
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A20764
- Owner when cancelled: [G.T. Contractors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G.T.%20CONTRACTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Hot Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hot%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23NS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23NS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23NS-1991-03-25

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Piper AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-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 FTW91FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA012), Nov 9, 1990: Piper 601P (N23NS), Nacogdoches, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, DARK NIGHT, LOW FUEL STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND…

## 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 19901108049319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901108049319A), Nov 8, 1990: Piper PA60601P (N23NS), Nacogdoches, TX, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Flew into trees on ade approach weather below minimums.

## Other aircraft with N23NS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23NS): Donald A Shoop RV-8, S/N 81486, built 2014

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