Aircraft Description
N71JG is a 1970 Smith AEROSTAR 601, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Fred Garrison Oil Co in Plainview, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 28, 1970. The registration certificate was issued on April 26, 2004. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming TI0-540 SER engine producing 310 horsepower, N71JG is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A97A83 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N71JG was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 32.2876, -105.1512 on March 14, 2026. The FAA registry record for N71JG was last updated on September 30, 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 601 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N71JG. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC