# N554AC: 1969 Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- 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: 60-0029
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1987
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A70E4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Continental Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CONTINENTAL%20INC)
- Location: [Norwalk, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Norwalk)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2165° N, 82.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44857, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=554AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554AC-2013-09-12

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 CHI88FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA010), Oct 23, 1987: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N554AC), Oshtemo Townshp, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19871023061829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023061829A), Oct 23, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N554AC), Kalamazoo, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Cylinder separated on right engine and tore off top half of cowling causing drag. Unable to make airport. Crashed.
- [Incident 19840406022699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840406022699I), Apr 6, 1984: Piper PA60600 (N554AC), Chicopee, MA. Aircraft shuddered at cruise speed. Nose gear doors still open. Ear broke off nose gear casting cylinder bushing.

## Other aircraft with N554AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554AC): Airbus Helicopters EC225 LP, S/N 2818, built 2011

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