Twin piston

N20SS

1975 Aerostar 601P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
61P-0248-043
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Henderson, NV
1975 Aerostar 601P
Representative photo of a Aerostar 601P. Not a photo of N20SS.
Registration record

N20SS on the FAA register

Type
1975 Aerostar 601P
Serial
61P-0248-043
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Henderson, NV
Certificate issued
2015-09-22
Airworthiness date
1975-08-26
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1914B
Mode S (octal)
50310513
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 N20SS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N20SS.
  • 1975-08-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N20SS

N20SS is a 1975 Aerostar 601P, serial number 61P-0248-043. It is registered to an individual in Henderson, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-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 August 26, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N20SS. 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

2007-01-31 Accident · Atlantic City, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC07LA061
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310Q — a different aircraft that carried the N20SS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The inoperative safe gear indicator light switch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot hand-cranking the landing gear past the physical stop.

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.