# Accident 20000110006219A: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, Coatesvilla, PA, January 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2000, 05:19 local time
- Place: Coatesvilla, PA
- Airport: Chester County/Carlson Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9802° N, 75.8095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9802&lon=-75.8095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905DK-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000110006219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, 1-10-00, AT APPROX. 0519Z, AN AEROSTAR, N905DK WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD BEGAN AN ILS 29 APPROACH TO CHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (40N), PA. THIS A/C WAS POSITIONING TO PICK UP A PASSENGER FOR A FLIGHT TO MEIGS FIELD (CGX). THE WESTHER WAS IMC. LINE CREW AT THE FIELD STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE A/C OVER THE FIELD AND THEN SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A FIELD AND ACROSS A 4 LANE HWY (RT 30 BYPASS). THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE APPROACH AND PAST THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATIONS OF A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE BEING CONDUCTED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC00FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA064), Jan 10, 2000: Aerostar 601P (N905DK), Coatesville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, and his failure to establish a climb after passing the missed approach point.

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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