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N9781Q

N9781Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Smith AEROSTAR 601P. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 30, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Smith AEROSTAR 601P cancelled May 30, 2013

Serial number
61P-0409-145
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 21, 1980
Last FAA action
May 3, 1994
Last owner
Laub Eric W (Co-owned)
Eugene, OR
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N9781Q

SEA85FA035Accident on December 13, 1984 at Genoa, NV: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601A · serial 61P-0409-145

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