# N50TR: 1976 Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2013-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61P-0381-125
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1976
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1987
- Last registry action: March 16, 1991
- Mode S code: A63950
- Owners when cancelled: [Trans-Continental Agencies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS-CONTINENTAL%20AGENCIES%20INC), [Trans-Continental Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS-CONTINENTAL%20AVIATION)
- Location: [South Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/South%20Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7030° N, 80.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33143, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50TR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50TR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TR-2013-09-10

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 MIA90FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA022), Nov 1, 1989: Piper 601P (N50TR), Fort Myers, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY FOLLOW THE IFR PROCEDURE AND TO IDENTIFY THE DECISION HEIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

## 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 19891101044139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891101044139A), Nov 1, 1989: Piper PA60601P (N50TR), Fort Myers, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed on ILS approach in thick fog. Pilot had problem activating ground lights.

## Other aircraft with N50TR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50TR): Thomas A Redd EXCALIBUR, S/N 11123

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