Twin piston

N601X

1977 Smith Aerostar 601

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
61-0393-117
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smc Developers Inc (Corporation)
Based
San Jose, CA
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Registration record

N601X on the FAA register

Type
1977 Smith Aerostar 601
Serial
61-0393-117
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Smc Developers Inc
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2020-05-27
Airworthiness date
1977-02-24
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7CD03
Mode S (octal)
51746403
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N601X to the current registrant.
  • 1977-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-06-17
    N601X previously assigned to a Homebuilt SF (s/n SW-4-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N601X

N601X is a 1977 Smith Aerostar 601, serial number 61-0393-117. The FAA register lists Smc Developers Inc as the registrant in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 24, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N601X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-04-24 Accident · Craig, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN20LA160
Reported aircraft: Aerostar 601 — a different aircraft that carried the N601X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The student pilot s flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.

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.