# N7488S: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 1991-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 600045100
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: July 27, 1987
- Mode S code: AA13C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Edwards Lawrence R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20LAWRENCE%20R)
- Location: [Fort Smith, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fort%20Smith)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4152° N, 94.3825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72904, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7488S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7488S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7488S-1991-07-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW91FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA045), Mar 1, 1991: Piper PA-60-600 (N7488S), Fort Chaffee, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT. FACTORS WERE THE IMPROPER OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINES BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN OIL LOSS, DETERIORATED ENGINE…

## 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 19910301003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301003829A), Mar 1, 1991: Piper PA60600 (N7488S), Fort Smith, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost right engine on climbout. Tried return. Hit trees. Burned. Engines had recent overhaul were in poor condition.

---
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.