# N77BR: 1979 Piper AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (registry code 7106001)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6006007961193
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1987
- Last registry action: April 24, 1993
- Mode S code: AA66D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Top Flight Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOP%20FLIGHT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9982° N, 82.3780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33610, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77BR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77BR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77BR-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Piper AEROSTAR 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-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 MIA89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA113), Mar 23, 1989: Piper Aerostar 600 (N77BR), Jacksonville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH, AND HIS FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE DECISION HEIGHT.

## 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.

- [Accident 19890322006709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322006709A), Mar 22, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N77BR), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees and wires on final from ILS approach. Descended below decision height. Approach charts not current.
- [Incident 19890214023609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214023609I), Feb 14, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N77BR), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Upper door half opened on takeoff and separated from aircraft. AD was issued. Post incident for lock modifications.
- [Incident 19870702069849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702069849I), Jul 2, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N77BR), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Directional control was lost on roll out. Found the scissor link on right main gear had broken.

## Other aircraft with N77BR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77BR): Cessna 340A, S/N 340A-0053, built 1975

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