# NTSB ATL81FA057: Aerostar 601P, N3641U, Roanoke, VA, March 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1981
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1019  81/3/23    ROANOKE,VA          AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 4352
        TIME - 1003                    N3641U              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  WINCHESTER,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT REFUELED 3/8/81 W 100LL & 3/20/81 W JET A BY SAME INDIVIDUAL ON OVERTIME DUE SUPRVSR ILLNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3641U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3641U-1983-11-10), registration cancelled 1983-11-10, S/N 61P08208063429, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Woodrum

## 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 19810323011959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323011959A), Mar 23, 1981: Smith 601PSMITH, Roanoke, VA, Destroyed. Lost engine on takeoff climb. Lost other one trying to return. Lost control. Airplane serviced with jet fuel.

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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