# N956AF: Piper AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 1996-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012)
- Serial number: 61P0515215
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1989
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: AD4AF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Palmetto One Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALMETTO%20ONE%20LTD)
- Location: [Hilton Head Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Hilton%20Head%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2163° N, 80.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N956AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=956AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956AF-1996-06-07

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 Piper AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-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 MIA96LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA175), Feb 17, 1996: Piper PA-60-601P (N956AF), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: pilot incapacitation.

## 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 19960217001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217001939A), Feb 17, 1996: Piper PA60601P (N956AF), Savannah, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Became missing on overwater flight. Reported headache prior flight. Reported dizzy blind to ATC. Prior seizures.

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