# Accident 20140319003739A: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, Aurora, CO, March 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2014, 16:56 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6707° N, 104.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6707&lon=-104.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90464, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90464-2015-06-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140319003739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA163), Mar 19, 2014: Smith Aerostar 601P (N90464), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane while intoxicated, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N90464 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950429015439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429015439I), Apr 29, 1995: Piper PA60601P (N90464), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: history of flight----on April 29, 1995, at approximately 2:58PM a ted smith Aerostar 601P owned and operated by Mr. Richard a. ray landed with 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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