# N601BV: 1975 Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- 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: 61P-0272-058
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1975
- Certificate issued: February 24, 2003
- Last registry action: June 5, 2006
- Mode S code: A7CB23
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Flight Specialists LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20FLIGHT%20SPECIALISTS%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601BV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601BV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601BV-2018-01-25

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 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p.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 FTW04FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA204), Aug 3, 2004: Piper PA-60-601P (N601BV), Lakeway, TX, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to successfully perform a short-field takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climbout, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## 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 20040803021089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803021089A), Aug 3, 2004: N601BV, Austin, TX, Destroyed, 6 fatal. (-23) N601BV an Aerostar 601P with richard allen fisher pilot certificate no. 44780566 departed the Lakeway airport Texas (3R9) at approximately 12:05 on…
- [Incident 20040430009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430009469I), Apr 30, 2004: Piper PA60601P (N601BV), Kingfisher, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on the watonga approach when he saw the Kingfisher (F92) airport and elected to discontinue the approach and land at F92. On final approach the…

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