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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Smith AEROSTAR 601P · Aurora, CO · March 19, 2014

Date
March 19, 2014 · 16:56 local
Place
Aurora, CO
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N90464
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14FA163
Reported as
Smith Aerostar 601P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total10 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 19, 2014 at approximately 1656 local time, N90464, an Aerostar 601P, was involved in an accident when the aircraft struck numerous trees while the pilot was attempting to level off after performing what was reported as aerobatic manuevers close the to ground near the blackstone country club in Aurora, CO. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 19, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1656 LOCAL TIME, N90464, AN AEROSTAR 601P, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK NUMEROUS TREES WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL OFF AFTER PERFORMING WHAT WAS REPORTED AS AEROBATIC MANUEVERS CLOSE THE TO GROUND NEAR THE BLACKSTONE COUNTRY CLUB IN AURORA, CO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N90464 · 1

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