# N502SB: 1978 Piper AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2015-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61P-0502-207
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 12, 1999
- Last registry action: October 11, 2012
- Mode S code: A642F0
- Owners when cancelled: [Sierra Bravo Partnership](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20BRAVO%20PARTNERSHIP), [Lyddon William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYDDON%20WILLIAM), [Lyddon Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LYDDON%20STEVE)
- Location: [Liberal, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Liberal)
- Physical address: [Libernal, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Libernal)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0979° N, 100.8952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67901, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=502SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502SB-2015-07-23

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 Piper AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2002FA0000204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000204), Jan 16, 2002: CRANKCASE. CRACKED. CRANKCASE FAILED NEAR NR 2 CYLINDER, CRACKED FROM IN FRONT OF CYLINDER RADIALLY BELOW AND AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE CYLINDER. CRACK EXTENDS MORE THAN 180 DEGREE

## Other aircraft with N502SB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502SB): Air Tractor AT-502A, S/N 502A-3428, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1995-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502SB-1995-02-06): Cessna 310R, S/N 310R0244. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smithkline Bio Science Labs Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITHKLINE%20BIO%20SCIENCE%20LABS%20LTD), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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