# Accident 20100722041379A: Smith AEROSTAR 60, Cleburne, TX, July 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Airport: Cleburne Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3539° N, 97.4339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3539&lon=-97.4339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601AT-2010-10-26) (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 make and model: SMITH AEROSTAR 60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 28,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA425) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100722041379A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION FROM THE PILOT AND A DESIGNATED AIRWORTHYNESS REPRESENTATIVE.  THE PILOT COMPLETED AN EXTEND ENGINE RUNUP AND SYSTEMS CHECK.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELED BY THE PILOT AT A SELF SERVICE FUEL PUMP.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLEBURNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLEBURE, TX (CPT) ENROUTE TO MENA, AR. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM CLEBURNE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FT THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A RESTART WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATLY FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CLEBURNE AIRPORT.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  APPROXIMATLY 104 GALLONS OF 100LL WAS DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE.  2.5 GALLONS WAS DRAINED FROM THE MAIN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK.

## 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 CEN10LA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA425), Jul 22, 2010: Smith Aerostar (N601AT), Cleburne, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel management. Contributing to the accident were the critical fuel placards that were difficult to see due to…

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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