N7443S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Butler Aircraft Company AEROSTAR 601 built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Butler Aircraft Company AEROSTAR 601 cancelled May 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 61-0063-117
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1970
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 18, 1989
- Last FAA action
- May 9, 1992
- Last owner
- Top Flight Air Service INC (Corporation)
Tampa, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N7443S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Butler AEROSTAR 601 · serial 61-0063
INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN HEAT DAMAGED MAGNETO LEADS AS A RESULT OF A MISSING EXHAUST FLANGE-TO-TURBOCHARGER SEAL. IN ADDITION, THE INFLIGHT POWER LOSS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS CAUSED BY THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN THE AIRPLANE OPERATING HANDBOOK AND LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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