# N97CC: Smith AEROSTAR 600, registration cancelled 2000-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602)
- Serial number: 600154068
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1996
- Last registry action: February 16, 2000
- Mode S code: AD8181
- Owners when cancelled: [Cecil Walter L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CECIL%20WALTER%20L), [Cecil Rhonda L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CECIL%20RHONDA%20L)
- Location: [Placentia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placentia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8812° N, 117.8548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92870, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97CC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97CC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CC-2000-03-31

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600.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 LAX00LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA038), Nov 21, 1999: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N97CC), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to physical incapacitation from sudden cardiac death secondary to an acute myocardial infarction.
- [NTSB IAD77FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID21), Jun 21, 1977: Aerostar 600 (N97CC), South Hill, VA, 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 19991121041129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991121041129A), Nov 21, 1999: Piper PA60600 (N97CC), Avalon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The a/c departed fullerton, CA airport, was conducting "airwork" off the coast south of seal beach, CA. At 1015 PDT radar and radio contact was lost when…
- [Accident 19770621019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770621019519A), Jun 21, 1977: Piper 600SMITH (N97CC), South Hill, VA, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N97CC

- [Cancelled 2020-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CC-2020-09-22): Albery Mark W CARBON CUB EX2, S/N CCK-1865-1016, built 2018. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Albery Mark W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERY%20MARK%20W), Southam

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