# Accident 20120116000979A: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, Philadelphia, MS, January 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2012, 12:50 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7939° N, 89.1236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7939&lon=-89.1236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700PS-2018-06-08) (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 601P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 31 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120116000979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING CLIMBOUT.

## 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 ERA12FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA146), Jan 16, 2012: Aerostar PA-60-601P (N700PS), Philadelphia, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff following loss of power to the left engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the loss of control was the pilot’s failure to…

## Other reports on N700PS (1)

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

- [Incident 19790612015459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612015459I), Jun 12, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N700PS), Paintsville, KY, Minor damage. Pilot landed short of the runway, nose gear collapsed when it hit the concrete lip.

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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