# Accident 19970103000089A: Piper PA60601P, Chesapeake, VA, January 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1997
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 36.6704° N, 76.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6704&lon=-76.2992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3CD-1998-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970103000089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AND CRASHED IN HEAVILY WOODED AREA SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA039), Jan 3, 1997: Aerostar 601P (N3CD), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude/clearance above the ground after takeoff. A related factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to depart before the arrival of bad weather.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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