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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Smith AEROSTAR 601P · Austin, TX · August 3, 2004

Date: August 3, 2004 · 12:05 local
Place: Austin, TX
Airport: Lakeway Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N601BV
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04FA204
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total

N601BVRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Smith AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P-0272-058 · Built 1975 Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N601BV an Aerostar 601P with richard allen fisher pilot certificate no. 44780566 departed the Lakeway airport Texas (3R9) at approximately 12:05 on August 03, 2004. The aircraft had the pilot and 5 passengers on board. The takeoff was initiated on runway 16, the aircraft struck trees at the end of the runway and continued airborne for 1.1 miles at which point the pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft crashed into the rear of a home onprivacy data omitted the aircraft was consumed by flames and all on board perished in the crash. The crash caused an unknown amount of damage to the residence due to fire in the rear of the residence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N601BV AN AEROSTAR 601P WITH RICHARD ALLEN FISHER PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 44780566 DEPARTED THE LAKEWAY AIRPORT TEXAS (3R9) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:05 ON AUGUST 03, 2004. THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE PILOT AND 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED ON RUNWAY 16, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED AIRBORNE FOR 1.1 MILES AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A HOME ON^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FLAMES AND ALL ON BOARD PERISHED IN THE CRASH. THE CRASH CAUSED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE RESIDENCE DUE TO FIRE IN THE REAR OF THE RESIDENCE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW04FA204Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportLakeway, TXThe pilot's failure to successfully perform a short-field takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climbout, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Aug 3, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N601BV · 1

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

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