# N540TS: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 1970-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 360001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1967
- Mode S code: A6D9A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Ted Smith Aircraft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TED%20SMITH%20AIRCRAFT%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Northridge, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Northridge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540TS-1970-06-19

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 (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 LAX68F0383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0383), Apr 24, 1968: Aerostar 600 (N540TS), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N540TS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540TS): Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540-TK, S/N 2015

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