# N7480S: Smith AEROSTAR 601, registration cancelled 1971-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (registry code 8360606)
- Serial number: 61-0047-92
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1971
- Mode S code: AA12AB
- Owner when cancelled: [R E I Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20E%20I%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Rosemead, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rosemead)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7480S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7480S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7480S-1971-10-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 FTW72AF007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF007), Jul 22, 1971: Aerostar 601 (N7480S), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N7480S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7480S): DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION +, S/N PH645491928

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