# N7498S: 1970 Smith AEROSTAR 600, 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 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: 60-0049-110
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1970
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1988
- Last registry action: May 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AA177A
- Owner when cancelled: [W R A Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20R%20A%20INC)
- Location: [Morrisville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Morrisville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8576° N, 78.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27560, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7498S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7498S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7498S-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 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19821130066719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130066719I), Nov 30, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N7498S), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Distracted by last minute vectors on approach. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19810701048709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701048709I), Jul 1, 1981: Piper PA60600 (N7498S), Mint Hill, NC, Minor damage. Upper half of cabin door opened in flight and blew off. Cause unknown.
- [Incident 19800523058679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523058679I), May 23, 1980: Piper PA60600 (N7498S), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. Tire blew out on takeoff roll causing aircraft to veer off runway and gear to collapse.

---
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.