# NTSB CHI71FBD15: Aerostar 601, N22XX, Rockford, IL, August 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1970
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3521  70/8/19    ROCKFORD,ILL        AEROSTAR 601        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1126                    N22XX               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  47, 18537 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            854 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
        REMARKS- R ENG NOT RESTARTED.EXTD GR MANUALLY,INDCD LOCKED.CAUSE OF NOSE GR COLLAPSE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N22XX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Rockford

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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