# NTSB investigations: Smith AEROSTAR 600, MI

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 ERA22FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA351.md): Smith Aerostar 600 · South Haven Charter Township, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 2, 2022 · N9784Q · Destroyed
  > A loss of power to the left engine due to contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to properly configure the airplane for flight with one engine inoperative.
- [NTSB CHI88FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA010.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 · Oshtemo Townshp, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1987 · N554AC · Destroyed
  > The aircraft was at cruise altitude (9,000 feet) for approximately 20 minutes when the pilot reported the loss of right engine power. Chicago ARTCC reported the closest airport was kalamazoo, 28 miles west. The aircraft began to descend and at 0330:53 chicago…
- [NTSB CHI84LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA137.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar 600 · Detroit, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1984 · N9823Q · Substantial damage
  > The taxiway collapsed under the acft as the plt prepared for takeoff. The asphalt surface gave way due to sub-surface erosion and a four ft hole resulted. The acfts left main gear was sheared off.
- [NTSB CHI75AC062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC062.md): Ted Smith 600 · Detroit, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 7, 1975 · N7MW · 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8360602'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8360602&state=MI

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