Twin piston

N12PX

Aerostar 601P / Aerostar

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
61P-0524-220
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mvs Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N12PX on the FAA register

Type
Aerostar 601P / Aerostar
Serial
61P-0524-220
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Mvs Air LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2026-01-16
Airworthiness date
1978-07-25
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A052B4
Mode S (octal)
50051264
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
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N12PX to the current registrant.
  • 2007-03-16
    N12PX previously assigned to a Homebuilt Scimitar (s/n 001); cancelled.
  • 1978-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N12PX

N12PX is an Aerostar 601P / Aerostar, serial number 61P-0524-220. The FAA register lists Mvs Air LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

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 July 25, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12PX. 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 / Aerostar type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-05-22 Accident · Alexandria, PA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · IAD04LA022
Reported aircraft: Masak Scimitar — a different aircraft that carried the N12PX registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the turbulent wind conditions.

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.