# Accident 20040803021089A: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, Austin, TX, August 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2004, 12:05 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Lakeway Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3397° N, 97.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3397&lon=-97.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601BV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601BV-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803021089A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW04FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA204), Aug 3, 2004: Piper PA-60-601P (N601BV), Lakeway, TX, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N601BV (1)

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

- [Incident 20040430009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430009469I), Apr 30, 2004: Piper PA60601P (N601BV), Kingfisher, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on the watonga approach when he saw the Kingfisher (F92) airport and elected to discontinue the approach and land at F92. On final approach the…

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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