# N6896B: 1981 Piper AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2018-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (registry code 7106001)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6009198161260
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2012
- Last registry action: February 2, 2012
- Mode S code: A927D2
- Owner when cancelled: [Delaware Technical Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELAWARE%20TECHNICAL%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Georgetown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Georgetown)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6703° N, 75.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19947, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6896B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6896B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6896B-2018-01-08

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 Piper AEROSTAR 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000530SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000530SH007), Apr 26, 2000: CONNECTING ROD. FAILED. BDL - RT ENGINE ROUGH, THEN PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN. FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE ASSY. (X)
- [SDR 99ZZZX4702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4702), Nov 10, 1999: HOSE. LEAKING. CMH - FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND HOLE IN FUEL HOSE GOING TO 3-IN-1 GAUGE COPILOT'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FUEL PRESSURE HOSES
- [SDR 99ZZZX2406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2406), May 20, 1999: WINDSHIELD. LEAKING. AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF BDL IN HEAVY RAIN, PILOT NOTICED WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER ON HIS FEET. RETURNED TO BDL. MAINTENANCE RE-SEALED WINDSHIELD PER MM.
- [SDR 99ZZZX1020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1020), Jan 27, 1999: WIRE. SHORTED. ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT GOING INTO BDL. FOUND LT, NAVIGATION LIGHT 28-VOLT WIRE SHORTING OUT AT SOCKET ASSY. REPAIRED WIRE. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR JZBR13659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JZBR13659), Nov 8, 1996: CRANKCASE. BROKEN. ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS OIL DUE TO A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE ABOVE THE CAMSHAFT LOBE FOR NR 1 CYLINDER. SUSPECT CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER FAILURE WHICH WEDGED 
- [SDR 96ZZZX5344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5344), Sep 18, 1996: SWITCH. WIRE BROKEN. NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR 96ZZZX264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX264), Dec 14, 1995: ENGINE. LOST POWER. DURING FLIGHT, RT ENGINE LOSING POWER, LANDED. ENGINE CHECKED, NO PROBLEMS NOTED. SUSPECT INDUCTION PARTIALLY PLUGGED WITH SNOW.

## 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.

- [Incident 19900111000399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900111000399I), Jan 11, 1990: Piper PA60600 (N6896B), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft slid sideways while turning on ice covered taxiway. Right gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N6896B

- [Cancelled 1970-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6896B-1970-12-07): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-5086, built 1956. Owner: [Alderman Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALDERMAN%20WALTER), [Ruskin, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Ruskin)

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