# N7437S: 1969 Smith AEROSTAR 601, registration cancelled 2013-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 61-0008
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 1969
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1978
- Last registry action: June 8, 1985
- Mode S code: AA010D
- Owner when cancelled: [L J Simmons Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20J%20SIMMONS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Gwinn, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gwinn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2671° N, 87.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49841, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7437S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7437S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7437S-2013-05-08

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 Smith AEROSTAR 601: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI79FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA025), Jan 19, 1979: Aerostar 601 (N7437S), Grand Rapids, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB NYC77FFJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ08), Dec 31, 1976: Ted Smith 601 (N7437S), Dunkirk, NY, 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.

- [Accident 19790109012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790109012559A), Jan 9, 1979: Piper 601SMITH (N7437S), Grand Rapids, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Proceeded into known severe icing. Unable to maintain altitude. Acft stalled on final approach to unscheduled lndg.
- [Accident 19761231041679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231041679A), Dec 31, 1976: Piper 601SMITH (N7437S), Dunkirk, NY, Substantial damage. Plt cancelled IFR plan. While circling lost visual ctc with arpt,became disoriented.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.