# N601AS: Balkema J / Boven L KESTREL HAWK, registration cancelled 1998-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Balkema J / Boven L KESTREL HAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/balkema-j-boven-l-kestrel-hawk) (registry code 95708AW)
- Serial number: 0012
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1991
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A7CB07
- Owner when cancelled: [West Memphis Jet Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20MEMPHIS%20JET%20CENTER)
- Location: [West Memphis, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1496° N, 90.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Memphis, AR, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AS-1998-01-10

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 Balkema J / Boven L KESTREL HAWK: https://openairdocs.org/model/balkema-j-boven-l-kestrel-hawk.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 FTW92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA016), Oct 31, 1991: Balkema/Boven Kestrel Hawk (N601AS), West Memphis, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING FLARE AT EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE WHILE EXECUTING THE FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND UNAUTHORIZED PERSON PERFORMED…

## 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 19911031053579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031053579A), Oct 31, 1991: Amtr HAWK (N601AS), West Memphis, AR, Substantial damage. Made go around. Cut back power on downwind. Engine quit. Stalled on landing. Manufacturer had designated auto fuel.

## Other aircraft with N601AS

- [Cancelled 2025-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AS-2025-03-01): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B2277001009W. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Montgomery, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Montgomery)
- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AS-2017-07-06): Smith AEROSTAR 601, S/N 61-0044-85, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Comair Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMAIR%20AVIATION), [Austin, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Austin)

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