Aircraft Description
N44AK is a 1978 Smith AEROSTAR 601P, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Avcom Co in Friday Harbor, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 12, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on March 25, 2004. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N44AK is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5484E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N44AK was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.9747, -117.6370 on July 27, 2025. The FAA registry record for N44AK was last updated on September 29, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Smith is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 184 Smith aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AEROSTAR 601P model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N44AK. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC