Aircraft Description
N78TS is a 1977 Smith AEROSTAR 600, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Celeritas Corp in Cranford, NJ. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 1, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on February 10, 2014. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N78TS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA8FE7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N78TS was last updated on February 6, 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 600 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N78TS. 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