# N90399: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 1994-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 600226096
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1987
- Last registry action: March 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AC7E06
- Owner when cancelled: [Cherokee Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEROKEE%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5695° N, 81.3265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32814, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90399
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90399-1994-05-18

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 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 DEN93FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA031), Mar 3, 1993: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N90399), Panama City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 19930303004289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303004289A), Mar 3, 1993: Piper PA60600 (N90399), Panama City, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Circling to land after IFR approach made close in wing over to align with runway. Was too low for timely pull out.
- [Incident 19881003070319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003070319I), Oct 3, 1988: Piper PA60600 (N90399), St Petersburg, FL. Given conflicting vectors by ATC approach. Contacted macdill approach for help and was vectored to orlando.
- [Incident 19820223013289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820223013289I), Feb 23, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N90399), Williamsburg, VA, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout. Left main and nose gear retracted.

## Other aircraft with N90399

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90399): Aerostar International S-57S, S/N S57S-3004, built 1997

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