# N9756Q: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2011-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Serial number: 61P-0374-121
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 31, 1976
- Last registry action: January 13, 2000
- Mode S code: AD9971
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Ottawa, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ottawa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6197° N, 95.2844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66067, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9756Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9756Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9756Q-2011-01-07

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 Smith AEROSTAR 601P: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC99LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA228), Aug 8, 1999: Piper PA-601P (N9756Q), West Dover, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the diverted attention of the pilot, which resulted in his failure to maintain airspeed, and his failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB BFO86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA043), Aug 21, 1986: Piper 601P (N9756Q), Indian Head, MD, substantial damage

## 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 19990808037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808037689A), Aug 8, 1999: Piper PA60601P (N9756Q), West Dover, VT, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot cancelled his IFR clearance as he neared his destination airport, and flew visually. When the airplane was about 3 to 5 miles from the airport,…
- [Incident 19930214006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930214006449I), Feb 14, 1993: Piper PA60601P (N9756Q), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. After stopping at ramp pilot inadvertently retracted landing gear instead of flaps. Gear collapsed.

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