# NTSB investigations: Smith AEROSTAR 600, PA

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 NYC98FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA179.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar TS-600 · Marietta, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1998 · N600JB · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during a precautionary landing which resulted in a loss of control while operating with one engine shutdown. An additional cause was the improper maintenance procedures that resulted in the #5 cylinder not being…
- [NTSB NYC83IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83IA056.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar 600 Aerostar · Philadelphia, PA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1983 · N9759Q · Minor damage
  > The aircraft veered off the runway during landing. The weather was VMC at the time. When the landing gear was lowered for landing no discrepancies were noted by the pilot prior to touchdown. During touchdown the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot took…
- [NTSB NYC76FGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM45.md): Ted Smith 600 · West Mifflin, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1976 · N7484S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC74AN110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN110.md): Aerostar 600 · Perkasie, PA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jun 15, 1974 · N14ES · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC74FGM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM15.md): Aerostar 600 · Zelienople, PA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 5, 1974 · N7484S · Minor 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" = 'PA' 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=PA

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