# N7478S: 1969 Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 60-0041-90
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 10, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1993
- Last registry action: December 30, 1999
- Mode S code: AA100C
- Owner when cancelled: [Aquila Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AQUILA%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Endicott, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Endicott)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0975° N, 76.0634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Endicott, NY, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7478S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7478S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7478S-2013-09-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 WAS05WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS05WA004), Jan 18, 2005: Aerostar 600 (N7478S), Cornelia, South Africa, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19870829055629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829055629I), Aug 29, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N7478S), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Engine vibration and seizure on takeoff. Returned. No hydraulic pressure. Nose gear collapsed. Cracked engine case.

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