# N8060J: Piper AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 1992-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (registry code 7106001)
- Serial number: 600543175
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1983
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: AAFA88
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Armored Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20ARMORED%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8060J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8060J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060J-1992-06-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 CHI90FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA190), Jul 23, 1990: Piper PA-60-600 (N8060J), Plymouth, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF THE PA-60. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT NEITHER OF THE FLIGHT CREWS HAD OBATAINED ATC/RADAR ASSISTANCE.
- [NTSB CHI85LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA080), Dec 27, 1984: Piper Aerostar 600 (N8060J), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19900723028141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028141A), Jul 23, 1990: Piper PA60600 (N8060J), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While level overtook and collided with N55354 climbing near same direction. Cut off tail and wing PA28. Both crashed
- [Incident 19890303002969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303002969I), Mar 3, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N8060J), Gaylord, MI, Minor damage. Tried to takeoff on unplowed runway snow drifts slowed progress, aborted. Nose wheel dug in veered into a snowbank.
- [Accident 19841226070499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226070499A), Dec 26, 1984: Piper PA60600 (N8060J), Kalamazoo, MI, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed after hard landing and sliding sideways on runway. Ice patches on runway.

## Other aircraft with N8060J

- [Cancelled 2017-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060J-2017-05-30): Oliver Joseph ZODIAC CH 601XL, S/N 64848, built 2004. First renewal notice. Owner: [Wings Of Hope](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20OF%20HOPE), [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- [Cancelled 1997-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060J-1997-12-10): Bell 430, S/N 49033. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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