# N9578Q: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 1977-11-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 30, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Serial number: 61P-0368-117
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: AD5227
- Owner when cancelled: [R V Hokanson & Marilyn Hokanson DBA Hokanson Fleet](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20V%20HOKANSON%20%26%20MARILYN%20HOKANSON%20DBA%20HOKANSON%20FLEET)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9578Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9578Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9578Q-1977-11-30

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 SEA77FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA047), Aug 12, 1977: Aerostar 601P (N9578Q), Burns, OR, destroyed, 1 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 19770812032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770812032349A), Aug 12, 1977: Smith 601PSMITH (N9578Q), Burns, OR, Destroyed. Wings separated.

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