Models · Smith · Piston twins · data as of October 2, 2026

Smith AEROSTAR 601

124 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1969 to 1978; half of them date from 1976 or earlier. Florida has the most (14). 60% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the AEROSTAR 601 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
Common engines: Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (72), Lycoming Io-540 Ser (27), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (3)
Seats: 6
Cruise speed: about 144 mph
Maker on the register: Smith
Registered: earliest certificate March 4, 1988; newest September 16, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida14Texas10California8Colorado7Oklahoma6Tennessee5Nevada5Montana5Delaware5Washington4Virginia4Pennsylvania4

Who owns them registrant type

LLC47 (38%)Individual43 (35%)Corporation24 (19%)Co-owned7 (6%)Partnership3 (2%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
AEROSTAR 601P	92	1974 to 1978	74.2%
AEROSTAR 601	29	1969 to 1977	23.4%
AEROSTAR 601B	3	1977	2.4%

When they were built by decade · 33 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid123 (99%)Sale reported1 (0.8%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard122 (98%)Special flight permit1 (0.8%)Experimental1 (0.8%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Zia Air LLC1Wings & Rotors LLC1Victoria'S Wings LLC1Vcs Transportation LLC1Valley Group INC1Valestin Donald P1Total Aircraft Management INC1Three Mayhoods LLC1Southshore Aviation LLC1Smc Developers INC1Sky West Aviation INC Trustee1Seg Leasing LLC1

Fleet pages: Sky West Aviation INC Trustee

Accident history NTSB records · 15 cases since 1982, 8 fatal

2026-07-14ERA26FA271 · AEROSTAR 601 N800AA · accident near Lake Clear, NY · 3 killed

2022-05-23GAA22WA187 · AEROSTAR 601P N66CG · accident near Ceballos · 2 killed

2017-12-10CEN18FA050 · AEROSTAR 601 N7529S · accident near Miami, FL · 1 killed

2014-09-10CEN14FA494 · AEROSTAR 601P N711YM · accident near Austin, TX · 1 killed

2014-03-19CEN14FA163 · AEROSTAR 601P N90464 · accident near Aurora, CO · 1 killed

2012-03-24CEN12CA202 · AEROSTAR 601P N602BV · accident near Casterville, TX · no injuries

2010-01-24CEN10FA108 · AEROSTAR 601P N222AQ · accident near Sugar Grove, IL · 2 killed

2008-07-02CHI08LA180 · Aerostar 601P N601TS · accident near Alexandria, MN · minor injuries

The 8 most recent of 15 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Smith AEROSTAR 601 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

124 as of October 2, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Smith AEROSTAR 601s?

Florida, with 14.

Who owns the Smith AEROSTAR 601?

60% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 92 AEROSTAR 601P (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N2UB	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2026-09-16	Valid
N601NN	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Jones Flying LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2026-08-31	Valid
N989KC	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Niner Kilo Charlie LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N601M	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N251G	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Jendair LLC New York, New York	Standard	2026-03-01	Valid
N35LL	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Physicians Systems INC Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	Standard	2025-11-19	Valid
N615HM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2025-10-24	Valid
N55RR	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Mountain Boss Hoss Cycles INC Somerset, Pennsylvania	Standard	2025-09-29	Valid
N117F	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	A Lot Of Gas LLC Goshen, Ohio	Standard	2025-07-28	Valid
N721DC	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-05-17	Valid
N701WM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	B&B Aerospace LLC Rosamond, California	Standard	2025-03-27	Valid
N700MF	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Etavan LLC Satellite Beach, Florida	Standard	2025-03-04	Valid
N29LL	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Denver Rock Island Railroad Commerce City, Colorado	Standard	2024-11-05	Valid
N13JB	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Altitude Aviation Services LLC Mountain Home, Idaho	Standard	2024-10-18	Valid
N261KT	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-10-18	Valid
N61PL	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Astar 7 LLC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2024-09-16	Valid
N601GZ	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Dependable Drain Cleaning And Plumbing Repairs LLC Lake Charles, Louisiana	Standard	2024-06-16	Valid
N21D	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Bits Real Estate LLC Foster City, California	Standard	2024-05-01	Valid
N25LL	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-03-12	Valid
N800AA	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Jasper Air LLC Toms River, New Jersey	Standard	2024-02-06	Valid
N683RL	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Mach 10 Cap LLC Fincastle, Virginia	Standard	2023-12-24	Valid
N64WM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Seg Leasing LLC Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-09-06	Valid
N61M	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-07-08	Valid
N800FY	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2023-06-21	Valid
N70KC	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	La Chabola Aviation LLC Plano, Texas	Standard	2023-06-14	Valid
N9510Q	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Rss Aviation LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Standard	2023-06-13	Valid
N187KH	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-25	Valid
N90608	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-04	Valid
N14SP	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Amyateef Lllc North Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N555BW	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Zia Air LLC Hagerman, New Mexico	Standard	2023-01-24	Valid
N1217P	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-01-05	Valid
N300MP	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Victoria'S Wings LLC Melbourne, Florida	Standard	2023-01-02	Valid
N778E	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-12-23	Valid
N696ME	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Bgdr LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-07-02	Valid
N804LG	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Dem Ventures LLC Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2022-06-16	Valid
N14VM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-04-29	Valid
N711BY	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2022-04-18	Valid
N31TT	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Aerostar Aircraft CORP Hayden Lake, Idaho	Experimental	2022-04-14	Valid
N767TB	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Ox Aviation LLC Monmouth, Oregon	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N27LL	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Sch Aviation INC Trustee Norfolk,	Standard	2022-03-15	Valid
N57CB	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2022-02-15	Valid
N826D	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-02-12	Valid
N78KT	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Jbt Aviation LLC Shawano, Wisconsin	Standard	2021-12-02	Valid
N2VK	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Wings & Rotors LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2021-09-21	Valid
N700BV	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	N700Bv LLC Zeeland, Michigan	Standard	2021-08-12	Valid
N94DF	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Besa Aircraft CORP Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-04-19	Valid
N86LG	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	East High Flying INC Othello, Washington	Standard	2021-01-27	Valid
N42HP	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Lmtp Adventures LLC Tucker, Georgia	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N66CG	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-23	Valid
N222GB	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-18	Valid
N315EN	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Rhino Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2020-06-26	Valid
N713HM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-06-14	Valid
N300AM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico	Standard	2018-11-08	Valid
N10JG	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Total Aircraft Management INC Acworth, Georgia	Standard	2018-04-30	Valid
N373EA	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Dallas Collins Prison Services INC DBA Devine, Texas	Standard	2018-03-06	Valid
N765	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Moby Partnership Albuquerque, New Mexico	Standard	2017-12-20	Valid
N9780Q	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2017-08-30	Valid
N8019J	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-06-13	Valid
N831GW	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Aspen Flight Operations LLC Carbondale, Colorado	Standard	2017-03-22	Valid
N8012J	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Airms LLC Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2017-03-20	Valid
N75RF	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-10-24	Valid
N618SM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2016-08-25	Valid
N20SS	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2015-09-22	Valid
N58CF	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Computerized Flight Systems INC Nokomis, Florida	Standard	2015-07-23	Valid
N8AQ	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2015-06-30	Valid
N9752Q	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-12-02	Valid
N901RG	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Precision Aero Marine INC Plymouth, Massachusetts	Standard	2014-11-19	Valid
N7550S	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Doctors Diet INC Nashville, Tennessee	Standard	2014-01-16	Valid
N321AS	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Airtravel LLC Reno, Nevada	Standard	2013-03-06	Valid
N88CX	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Champlin Aviation LLC Kerens, Texas	Standard	2010-04-05	Valid
N260CA	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Cielo Azul Aviation LLC Texico, New Mexico	Standard	2009-12-21	Valid
N3F	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2009-12-01	Valid
N425CA	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2009-10-15	Valid
N680FP	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2009-10-05	Valid
N900AK	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Northern Aviation LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2008-11-03	Valid
N601BB	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	King Aviation Services LLC Marietta, Ohio	Standard	2008-05-01	Valid
N37CM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Magpie INC Rock Springs, Wyoming	Standard	2007-11-05	Valid
N601PE	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Vcs Transportation LLC Hampton, Virginia	Special flight permit	2007-06-19	Valid
N221CA	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2007-05-04	Valid
N54AL	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Southshore Aviation LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2006-04-04	Valid
N74BM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Alexander City Aviation CORP Alexander City, Alabama	Standard	2005-09-02	Valid
N69LG	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2005-02-01	Valid
N44AK	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2004-03-25	Valid
N611HM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Physical Systems INC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2000-03-29	Valid
N110CR	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1998-09-17	Valid
N777MK	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1998-08-24	Valid
N20LR	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1996-04-02	Valid
N601EM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Valestin Donald P Queen Creek, Arizona	Standard	1996-01-26	Valid
N614HM	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner California	Standard	1995-07-20	Valid
N700AB	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Individual owner Delaware	Standard		Sale reported
N701KE	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Northern Jet Sales LLC Port Saint Lucie, Florida	Standard		Valid
N90339	Smith AEROSTAR 601P	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid