# Smith AEROSTAR 601B

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8360605
- Manufacturer (registry): SMITH
- Model: AEROSTAR 601B
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 2 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 5
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601b

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 (3)

- [N61AM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AM): [N61am LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N61AM%20LLC), [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell), built 1977, S/N 61-0456-123
- [N757RC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757RC): [Grills Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRILLS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Sterrett, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Sterrett), S/N 61-0413-119
- [N77XC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77XC): [Clawson Lawrence Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAWSON%20LAWRENCE%20JR), [Tyngsboro, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Tyngsboro), S/N 61-0403-118

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19890825058109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825058109I), Aug 25, 1989: Piper PA60601B (N77XC), Baton Rouge, LA. Aircraft observed at different altitude than cleared to. Found encoder unreliable at altitude in question.
- [Incident 19840824053069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824053069I), Aug 24, 1984: Piper PA60601B (N61AM), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Door came off during climb to cruise. Apparently door was not properly latched. No indication of problem with door.
- [Incident 19790402012249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402012249I), Apr 2, 1979: Piper 601SMITH (N3777B), Farville, AR, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff, overcorrected. Gear collapsed.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Piper AEROSTAR 601B](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7106011

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