# N500TS: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 1990-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 600500162
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A63BAA
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500TS-1990-03-05

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 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL88FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA052), Dec 4, 1987: Piper PA-60-600 (N500TS), Mansfield, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC79DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA054), Jul 11, 1979: Ted Smith TS-600 (N500TS), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage

## 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 19871203069069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203069069A), Dec 3, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N500TS), Mansfield, OH, Destroyed. Struck trees and crashed while on asr approach with right engine out. Engine case cracked at welds. Icing on acrft.
- [Incident 19791128045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791128045399I), Nov 28, 1979: Piper 600SMITH (N500TS), New Haven, CT, Minor damage. Right torque link (PN400076503) broke during landing roll, right main wheel tire scuffed.
- [Incident 19790711041649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711041649I), Jul 11, 1979: Piper 600SMITH (N500TS), Pomona, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied with traffic landed gear up.

## Other aircraft with N500TS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500TS): Textron 525C, S/N 525C0194, built 2015

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