# NTSB CHI78DEX06: Aerostar 601P, N9506Q, Evansville, IN, December 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1977
- Place: Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEX06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3986  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9506Q-2013-09-12), registration cancelled 2013-09-12, S/N 61-0026, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (registry code 8360606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dress Regional

## 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 19771216042869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771216042869A), Dec 16, 1977: Smith 601PSMITH, Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Pilot tried to close & secure door that opened. Pilot's left hand injured by prop.

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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