# N90501: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 1981-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 60-0289-109
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1976
- Mode S code: AC8431
- Owner when cancelled: [Saveway Oil Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAVEWAY%20OIL%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Capr Giradeau, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Capr%20Giradeau)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90501
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90501-1981-10-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MKC79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA024), Mar 22, 1979: Aerostar 600 (N90501), Sikeston, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19790322008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322008029A), Mar 22, 1979: Piper 600SMITH (N90501), Sikeston, MO, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Found improper temporary repair to engine air induction duct.
- [Incident 19780920018899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920018899I), Sep 20, 1978: Piper 600ASMITH (N90501), Sikeston, MO, Minor damage. Explosion heard during engine start, pilot mistook for backfire, began flight. Later found exhaust tunnels damaged.

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