# Accident 20150523023109A: Aerostar International Inc S-60A, Lagrangeville, NY, May 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2015, 07:30 local time
- Place: Lagrangeville, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6314° N, 73.7608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6314&lon=-73.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6517X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6517X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S-60A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 172 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523023109A

## Narrative

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

UNFORECAST WINDS AT SURFACE REQUIRED AN UNSCHEDULED OFF-SITE LANDING. INJURY TO PASSENGER NOT OBSERVED AFTER EXITING

## 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 ERA15CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA226), May 23, 2015: Aerostar International S-60A (N6517X), LaGrangeville, NY, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct a landing to a field in high wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent injury to a passenger.

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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