Twin piston

N60717

1979 Aerostar 601P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
61P06927963329
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Comfort Horizons LLC (LLC)
Based
Naples, FL
1979 Aerostar 601P
Representative photo of a Aerostar 601P. Not a photo of N60717.
Registration record

N60717 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Aerostar 601P
Serial
61P06927963329
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Southern Comfort Horizons LLC
Naples, FL
Certificate issued
2023-01-08
Airworthiness date
1979-08-31
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7E3DB
Mode S (octal)
51761733
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 N60717.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N60717 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-04-23
    N60717 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15070523); cancelled.
Overview

About N60717

N60717 is a 1979 Aerostar 601P, serial number 61P06927963329. The FAA register lists Southern Comfort Horizons LLC as the registrant in Naples, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 August 31, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N60717. 2 earlier records involve 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

1973-04-01 Accident · Angola,Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0644
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N60717 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: . ACFT PARKED ON FLT LINE.
1970-11-21 Accident · Kendallville,Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2254
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N60717 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.