# N555BU: 1968 Smith AEROSTAR 601, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 61-0001
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 1970
- Last registry action: May 31, 1980
- Mode S code: A7122A
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555BU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BU-2012-09-24

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 MIA78DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA074), Apr 27, 1978: Ted Smith 601 (N555BU), Missing Aircraft, 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 19780427032449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427032449A), Apr 27, 1978: Piper 601SMITH (N555BU), Missing Aircraf, FL, Damage unknown. Acft damage & injury index presumed.

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