# Accident 20171210022969A: Smith AEROSTAR 601, Tamiami, FL, December 10, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2017, 14:50 local time
- Place: Tamiami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6444° N, 80.4558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6444&lon=-80.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7529S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7529S-2020-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (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 601
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171210022969A

## Narrative

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

PIPER AEROSTAR PA-60, REGISTRATION N7529S WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD FLYING, TOOK OFF FROM TAMIAMI MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TMB). AIRCRAFT LAST TRACK WAS AT 1.2NM ON A HEADING OF 270° WEST OF TAMIAMI MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TMB). AIRCRAFT GPS COORDINATES OF THE CRASH SITE: N25°64.42.82, W080°45.58.70.

PART 91 OPERATION, OWNED AND OPERATED BY CARMAN ROLLO. OPERATED A PIPER AEROSTAR PA-60, REGISTRATION N7529S.  AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING VFR AND JUST DEPARTED TMB BY MR. CARMAN ROLLO WHO WAS PILOTING THE AIRCRAFT AND PERISHED IN THE CRASH.

## 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 CEN18FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA050), Dec 10, 2017: Smith Aerostar 601 (N7529S), Miami, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while returning to the airport after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N7529S (1)

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

- [Incident 20031129034209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031129034209I), Nov 29, 2003: Piper PA60601 (N7529S), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) November 29, 2003 approx at 12:50 lct, airman thomas shaffer acting as pilot in command of a PA-60 Aerostar N7529S receiving instruction from a CFI.…

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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