# Accident 20080702841789A: Tedsmi AEROSTAR601P, Alexandria, MN, July 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2008, 07:00 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8704° N, 95.3710° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8704&lon=-95.3710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601TS-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEDSMI AEROSTAR601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 30 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080702841789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/02/2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 CST, A GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENT OCCURRED ONE MILE NE OF ALEXANDRIA, MN 9AXN) AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT, A PIPER AEROSTAR,  N601TS, DEPARTED AXN FOR ST LOUIS, MO (STL) AND EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LOST POWER ON THE CLIMB-OUT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AXN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASH LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD.  THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS ONBOARD WHO EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT WITH MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY SKIDDING OVER A DITCH AFTER THE LANDED GEAR FAILED.

## 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 CHI08LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA180), Jul 2, 2008: Smith Aerostar 601P (N601TS), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N601TS (1)

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

- [Incident 19921119052439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119052439I), Nov 19, 1992: Piper PA60601P (N601TS), Siloam Springs, AR. Right engine on climb. Returned to airport. Found nut on NR4 cylinder rod cap bolt had come off.

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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