# NTSB CHI74AC038: Aerostar 601, N7430S, Raymond, OH, November 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Raymond, OH · RAYMOND, OH
- Location: 40.3405° N, 83.4682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raymond, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3405&lon=-83.4682&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3485   73/11/3   RAYMOND,OHIO        AEROSTAR 601        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1234
        TIME - 1930                    N7430S              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALBANY,NY                   TULSA,OKLA                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       57
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- NO DUAL CHECK-OUT.02 SYSTEM EMPTY.LO CEILINGS,TOPS 10000FT.ACFT INTACT UNTIL IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7430S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7430S-1974-01-21), registration cancelled 1974-01-21, S/N 61-0015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (registry code 8360606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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