Twin piston

N100PB

1978 Aerostar 601P

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
61P05847963257
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Doobie Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1978 Aerostar 601P
Representative photo of a Aerostar 601P. Not a photo of N100PB.
Registration record

N100PB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Aerostar 601P
Serial
61P05847963257
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Doobie Air LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2021-12-14
Airworthiness date
1978-12-21
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A005FB
Mode S (octal)
50002773
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
261 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$209,312 to $381,250
Middle half of 4 live Aerostar 601P listings, 1975–1979 models (median $295,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N100PB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-06
    Accident at Burlington, CO; damage: destroyed.
  • 2021-12-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N100PB to the current registrant.
  • 1996-03-12
    N100PB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Venture (s/n V123PT); cancelled.
  • 1978-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N100PB

N100PB is a 1978 Aerostar 601P, serial number 61P05847963257. The FAA register lists Doobie Air LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 261 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 21, 1978.

N100PB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
261 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,900 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,440 ft
Fuel burn
25 gph

Published figures for the Aerostar 601P type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Aerostar 601P specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-07-06 Accident · Burlington, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN23FA285
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-60-601P
Probable cause: The pilot s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control in flight and subsequent impact with terrain.
1988-02-18 Accident · Bimini Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA88WA110
Reported aircraft: Cessna 401B — a different aircraft that carried the N100PB registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.