# N777PL: 1976 Smith AEROSTAR 601, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (registry code 8360606)
- Serial number: 61-0334-111
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1976
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1982
- Last registry action: December 24, 1988
- Mode S code: AA8458
- Owner when cancelled: [Wild Blue Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILD%20BLUE%20LTD)
- Location: [Encino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Encino)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1496° N, 118.4897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777PL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777PL-2014-11-19

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 (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 LAX85FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA169), Mar 7, 1985: Smith, Ted Aerostar 601 (N777PL), Sepulveda, CA, destroyed, 1 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.

- [Accident 19850306008569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306008569A), Mar 6, 1985: Piper PA60601 (N777PL), Sepulveda, CA, Destroyed. Left engine failed on downwind. During turn to final at low altitude control was lost. Impacted a house and burned.

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