- Date
- December 16, 1977
- Place
- Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9506QAerostar 601P
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771216042869A
- Case key
- 143812
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3986 77/12/16 EVANSVILLE,IN AEROSTAR 601P CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 4000 TIME - 1451 N9506Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRESS REGIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EVANSVILLE,IN MEMPHIS,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- PILOT TRIED TO CLOSE & SECURE DOOR THAT OPENED.PILOT'S LEFT HAND INJURED BY PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9506Q
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dress Regional
N9506QRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2013 · Smith AEROSTAR 601Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.