# N78GD: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2024-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Serial number: 61P-0424-155
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: November 8, 2023
- Mode S code: AA8EC7
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78GD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78GD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78GD-2024-06-29

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 Smith AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p.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 20230329005249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230329005249I), Mar 29, 2023: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (N78GD), Mckinney, TX, Minor damage. On 29 March 2023 at approximately 11:21L [privacy data omitted] attempted to takeoff from runway 18 at Mckinney national airport. After takeoff, the pilot in…
- [Incident 19880517057289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517057289I), May 17, 1988: Piper PA60601P (N78GD), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. On landing rollout,left main scissors broke letting wheel pivot. Veered off runway into ditch where gears collapsed
- [Incident 19790427100619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427100619I), Apr 27, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N78GD), Canton, OH, Minor damage. Engine equipped with hydraulic pump was shut down. Emergency procedures not followed. Nose gear collapsed.

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (1)

Matched by serial number 61P-0424-155 and the registry's model code.

- [N9789Q, cancelled 2011-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9789Q-2011-03-31): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0424-155, built 1977. Assigned, pending cancellation

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