# NTSB investigations: Piper AEROSTAR 601

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX03FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA013.md): Piper Aerostar 601 · Agua Dulce, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 2002 · N700US · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to attain and maintain a sufficient airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall mush. The pilot's selection of the wrong runway for departure, considering the uphill gradient, the wind direction, and a takeoff path into rising terrain are…
- [NTSB CHI93LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA371.md): Piper PA-60-601 · Lone Rock, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1993 · N9825Q · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance and excessive airspeed during the landing approach.
- [NTSB DCA91MA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA031.md): Bell 412SP · Merion, PA · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Apr 4, 1991 · N78S · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The poor judgement by the captain of the airplane to permit the in-flight inspection after he had determined to the best of his ability that the nose landing gear was fully extended, the poor judgment of the captain of the helicopter to conduct the…
- [NTSB FTW89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA118.md): Piper PA-601B · Cleveland, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1989 · N601MF · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power, due to fuel starvation because the plt misjudged his fuel supply and distribution of fuel per tanks, and as a result mismanaged the supply remaining.
- [NTSB FTW89FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA012.md): Piper 601B · Houston, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1988 · N60819 · Destroyed
  > Pilot's decision to fly the approach visually with outside reference to the lights and inadvertently descending below the decision height off the proper glide path.
- [NTSB MIA87LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA070.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 · Pahokee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1987 · N181X · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was conducting an over water apch to rwy 17 when he observed traffic preparing to land ahead of him. He slowed the acft for traffic separation, lowered the gear, & extended partial flaps. He then stated that he felt an abnormal loss of…
- [NTSB FTW85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA213.md): Piper PA-601 · Balmorhea, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 1985 · N8083J · Destroyed
  > The acft was involved in illegal activity when it was intentionally landed in an open pasture. During the landing, the acft veered left and struck a 30 inch high concrete culvert. The gear collapsed on contact with the culvert. Unknown personnel subsequently…
- [NTSB FTW82FPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG05.md): Piper PA-60 · El Dorado, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1981 · N8098J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FQA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA09.md): Ted Smith 601 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 7, 1973 · N7464S · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7106010'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7106010

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