# Accident 20020126001239A: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, Chittenden, VT, January 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Chittenden, VT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7033° N, 72.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chittenden, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7033&lon=-72.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104CS-2002-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126001239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N104CS WAS IN A HOLDING PATTERN AT 8000 FT. IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUTLAND VERMONT AIRPORT. PIC NOTIFIED BOSTON ARTCC THAT HE WAS ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS. REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO 9000 FT. AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO 9000 FT. NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION OR RADAR. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO ROUND MOUNTAIN IN THE TOWN OF CHITTENDEN VERMONT. TWO FATALITIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N104CS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920322032389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322032389I), Mar 22, 1992: Piper PA60601P (N104CS), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear lower drag brace assembly was broken. Nose gear tire was flat.

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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