# N699RF: 1974 Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2004-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- 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: 600169074
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1974
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1995
- Last registry action: January 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A94DA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Carriers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CARRIERS%20INC)
- Location: [Bessemer, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Bessemer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N699RF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=699RF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699RF-2004-03-12

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 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZX3808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3808), Sep 16, 1998: FITTING. LOOSE. COLLAR WORK LOOSE OR BREAKS. THIS LETS TIRE ROTATE AND GROUND CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IS LOST. SUBMITTER STATED THIS PROBLEM IS THE THIRD IN 3 YEARS. ONE SUCH BREAK
- [SDR 98ZZZX3446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3446), Aug 14, 1998: NUT. LOOSE. JAM NUT HOLDING YOKE TO PEDAL BACKED OFF LETTING SHAFT ROTATE AND COME APART. WHEN ROD END (YOKE) CAME OFF OF BRAKE ACTUATOR, BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST ON LEFT BR
- [SDR 97ZZZX3330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3330), Feb 22, 1996: ALTERNATOR. BEARING FAILED. AFTER ONLY 20 HOURS OF TIME, ALTERNATOR BEARING FOUND FAILED WITH BELT TENSION OK. ALTERNATOR ALSO HAS HIGH RESISTANCE. UNIT OVERHAULED BY PRECISION ELECTRONICS

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