Aircraft Description
N696ME is a Smith AEROSTAR 601P, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Bgdr LLC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 26, 2012. The registration certificate was issued on July 2, 2022. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming TIO-540-U2A engine producing 350 horsepower, N696ME is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A94218 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N696ME was last updated on August 18, 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 N696ME. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC