# N9779Q: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, registration cancelled 2013-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608)
- Serial number: 61P-0407-143
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1977
- Last registry action: August 27, 1977
- Mode S code: ADA148
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5492° N, 122.8100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97229, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9779Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9779Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9779Q-2013-03-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW79FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA048), Feb 16, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N9779Q), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 2 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 19790216007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216007679A), Feb 16, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N9779Q), New Braunfels, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed to dive out of an overcast and burn on ground contact.

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