# NTSB ATL80FA088: Aerostar 601P, N90463, Summerville, GA, September 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1980
- Place: Summerville, GA · SUMMERVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.4787° N, 85.3491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4787&lon=-85.3491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3591   80/9/2  NR.SUMMERVILLE,GA.    AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1362
        TIME - 1854                    N90463              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATTANOOGA,TN.             BIRMINGHAM,AL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90463 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800902080869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800902080869A), Sep 2, 1980: Piper PA60601P, Summerville, GA, Destroyed. Indicates loss of control of aircraft. Pilot had unfavorable cardiac history. Thunderstorms in area of accident.

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.

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