# NTSB investigations: Smith AEROSTAR 601: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 CHI02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA022.md): Smith Aerostar 601 · Danville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 2001 · N128AC · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the main landing gear scissor assembly during landing for undetermined reasons, resulting in the directional control of the airplane not being possible.
- [NTSB FTW95LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA320.md): Piper PA-60-601A · Fulshear, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1995 · N135TS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper climb rate after take off. Factors were the pilot's diverted attention toward the malfunctioning landing gear, his intentional shutdown of operational engines, and the lack of suitable terrain for landing.
- [NTSB MIA94LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA182.md): Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1994 · N63317 · Destroyed
  > An electrical system short for undetermined reasons.

## 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 ('8360606')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8360606&occurrence=130

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