# Butler AEROSTAR 600

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1710602
- Manufacturer (registry): BUTLER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
- Model: AEROSTAR 600
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 2 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 6
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/butler-aerostar-600

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N7509S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7509S): [Blueskys Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUESKYS%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 1970, S/N 60-0056-128

## 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 DEN91FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA127), Sep 11, 1991: Butler Aerostar 600 (N4VH), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AFTER TO THE CABIN DOOR OPENED INADVERTENTLY DURING TAKEOFF RUN.
- [NTSB FTW72FRG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG38), Dec 4, 1971: Ted Smith 600 (N7497S), Victoria, TX, destroyed

## 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 19910911039239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910911039239A), Sep 11, 1991: N4VH, Ruidoso, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On takeoff rotated at very steep angle,stalled and crashed one mile from airport.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Piper AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600): 45 registered aircraft, registry code 7106001
- [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600): 40 registered aircraft, registry code 8360602
- [Piper AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7104100

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