# N717SB: 1980 Piper AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2008-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012)
- 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: 61P08088063418
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1994
- Last registry action: April 11, 2006
- Mode S code: A997A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray Alexander](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20ALEXANDER)
- Location: [Redding, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Redding)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3054° N, 73.3926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06896, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717SB-2008-04-22

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 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-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 ANC08LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA010), Oct 28, 2007: Piper 601P (N717SB), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason.

## 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 20071028829899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071028829899A), Oct 28, 2007: Piper PA60601P (N717SB), Lodi, NY, Destroyed. (-23) At about 1327 EDT, the aircraft was on an IFR flight from kroc to danbury, CT at 5,000 feet altitude in IMC conditions and just cleared the east shore of…

## Other aircraft with N717SB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717SB): Doscas Holdings SPORTSMAN GS-2, S/N 7485, built 2019

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