Twin piston

N777BS

1969 Smith Aerostar 601

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
61-0043-84
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Del Norte, CO
Registration record

N777BS on the FAA register

Type
1969 Smith Aerostar 601
Serial
61-0043-84
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Del Norte, CO
Certificate issued
2018-12-01
Airworthiness date
1970-09-10
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8332
Mode S (octal)
52501462
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N777BS to the current registrant.
  • 1985-08-07
    N777BS previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15070022); cancelled.
  • 1970-09-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N777BS

N777BS is a 1969 Smith Aerostar 601, serial number 61-0043-84. It is registered to an individual in Del Norte, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028.

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 September 10, 1970.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N777BS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-12-04 Accident · Sulphur,Ok, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2657
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N777BS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D FOR RWY.R WING TIP STRUCK POLE,VEERED,HIT BLDG.

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.