# N35FC: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 1979-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Serial number: 61P-0256-048
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1979
- Mode S code: A3E2F4
- Owner when cancelled: [May Petroleum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAY%20PETROLEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Plain Dealing, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Plain%20Dealing)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35FC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=35FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35FC-1979-07-14

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 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 DEN79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA030), Mar 18, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N35FC), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19790318037529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318037529A), Mar 18, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N35FC), Aspen, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Stated engine out on climb out. Acft at gross,near se ceiling. Tried to return. Lost control acft. Hit short of runway.

## Other aircraft with N35FC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35FC): Mooney M20R, S/N 29-0369

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