N601BV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Smith AEROSTAR 601P built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 25, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Smith AEROSTAR 601P cancelled January 25, 2018
- Serial number
- 61P-0272-058
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 24, 2003
- Last FAA action
- June 5, 2006
- Last owner
- Aviation Flight Specialists LLC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N601BV
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-60-601P · serial 61P-0272-05A
The pilot's failure to successfully perform a short-field takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climbout, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site