# N868Y: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 1978-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 60-0010
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1978
- Mode S code: ABEEB5
- Owner when cancelled: [Custom Air Limited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20AIR%20LIMITED%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=868Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868Y-1978-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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 MIA78FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA105), Jul 19, 1978: Ted Smith 600 (N868Y), Jacksonville, FL, destroyed, 2 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 19780719038099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719038099A), Jul 19, 1978: Amtr 83601 (N868Y), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed. Fuel valves in x-feed,16 gals fuel found in fuselage tank not avao engs in x-feed.

## Other aircraft with N868Y

- [Cancelled 2018-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868Y-2018-04-04): Mayocraft ACROII, S/N 984, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Paquette Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAQUETTE%20DANIEL%20J), [Tecumseh, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Tecumseh)

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