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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
AEROSTAR 600
Year
1978
Serial number
60-0556-180
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AAFEA8
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming Io-540 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2016 – 2019Castle Aviation INCNorth Canton, OH
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Feb 7, 1984 · Newark, NJ
THE ACFT WAS ON LANDING ROLL WHEN IT BEGAN TO VEER FROM THE RWY. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BUT THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY MARKER SIGN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK SHOWED A FRACTURED SURFACE TYPICAL OF FATIGUE PROGRESSION. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999.
Engine (IO-540 SER)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Landing gear · bulb · burned outJun 1, 2001
RIC M.I.R. LEFT GEAR, NO DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT. ICE FOUND IN INDUCTION AIR FILTER, ALTERNATE AIR, AND FUEL SERVO. INSPECTION OF RIGHT ENGINE FOUND SAME CONDITION. AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN SNOW CONDITIONS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED INSPECTION OF INDUCTION SYSTEM AFTER FLIGHT IN KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS, RE-DESIGN OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Ignition · magneto · defectiveJun 26, 1997
LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP POWER ON TAKEOFF OUT OF BOS. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE LEFT MAGNETO. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.