# N601DP: 1969 Smith AEROSTAR 601, registration cancelled 2025-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 610002
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1969
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2001
- Last registry action: May 5, 2023
- Mode S code: A7CB4F
- Owners when cancelled: [Catanzaro Paul A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATANZARO%20PAUL%20A), [Catanzaro Suzanne M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CATANZARO%20SUZANNE%20M)
- Location: [Bonita, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bonita)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6713° N, 117.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91902, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601DP-2025-07-29

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 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 MKC74DCG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG21), Feb 5, 1974: Aerostar 601 (N601DP), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19850220019529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220019529I), Feb 20, 1985: Piper PA60601 (N601DP), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Right engine shutdown due to low oil pressure. Nose gear collapsed at touchdown. Found faulty hydraulic pump seal.
- [Accident 19740205001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205001749A), Feb 5, 1974: Piper 601SMITH (N601DP), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. Thought aircraft would not takeoff,aborted,rolled into dirt at end of runway,engines found normal.

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