# NTSB CHI79FCA04: Aerostar 601P, N9808Q, East St Louis, IL, June 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1979
- Place: East St Louis, IL · EAST ST LOUIS, IL
- Location: 38.6164° N, 90.1305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East St. Louis, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6164&lon=-90.1305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FCA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1757  79/6/22    EAST ST LOUIS,IL    AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3950
        TIME - 2251                    N9808Q              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST ST LOUIS,IL            OTTUMWA,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PLT HAD BEEN ON DUTY SINCE 0800.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9808Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bi-State

## 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 19790622016849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622016849A), Jun 22, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH, East St Louis, IL, Substantial damage. Acft prop hit wires during night initial climb. Pilot elected to land to check damage,hard landing damaged aircraft

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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