N90431 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Smith AEROSTAR 601P. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 28, 1976 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Smith AEROSTAR 601P cancelled May 28, 1976
- Serial number
- 61P-0239-037
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ted Smith Aerostar CORP (Corporation)
Santa Maria, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N90431
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 1100833D
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while lifting into a hover to ensure the helicopter was clear of all objects, which resulted in separation of an external mirror that then struck and damaged a main rotor blade. Factors in the accident were the presence of a seismic cable, and high vegetation around the helicopter's takeoff spot.
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