# N905DK: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2013-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Serial number: 61P-0308-081
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1976
- Last registry action: August 9, 2000
- Mode S code: AC8214
- Location: [Hackensack, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hackensack)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8894° N, 74.0457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07601, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N905DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=905DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905DK-2013-08-13

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 Smith AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p.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 NYC00FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA064), Jan 10, 2000: Aerostar 601P (N905DK), Coatesville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, and his failure to establish a climb after passing the missed approach point.

## 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 20000110006219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000110006219A), Jan 10, 2000: N905DK, Coatesvilla, PA, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On Monday, 1-10-00, at approx. 0519Z, an Aerostar, N905DK with two pilots on board began an ILS 29 approach to Chester county airport (40N), PA. This a/c…

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