# N52AC: 1969 Smith AEROSTAR 601, registration cancelled 2012-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (registry code 8360606)
- 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: 61-0019
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1976
- Last registry action: April 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A68698
- Owners when cancelled: [Hallers Air Conditioning Maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALLERS%20AIR%20CONDITIONING%20MAINTENANCE), [And Engineering Service Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AND%20ENGINEERING%20SERVICE%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9682° N, 90.0300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70117, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52AC-2012-02-02

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 601: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601.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 FTW83FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA252), May 30, 1983: Piper PA-60 (N52AC), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 1 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 19830530075799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530075799A), May 30, 1983: Piper PA60601 (N52AC), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed. Crash occurred when left engine failed during 360 turn for spacing on final approach for landing.

## Other aircraft with N52AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52AC): Cessna T206H, S/N T20609017, built 2011

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