- Date
- March 9, 1986, 13:24 local (20:24 UTC)
- Place
- Dickinson, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N35DMSmith, Ted Aerostar 601P Aerostar
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860309008309A
- Case key
- 16934
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While enroute on an IFR flight plan, the plt changed destination to Dickinson, ND, which extended the length of the flt. He did not desiginate an alternate arpt or have an adequate fuel reserve as required. On arrival at the destination, he executed an instrument apch in IMC. After descent below the clouds, the acft was not in position to make a normal landing. The plt made a go-around and attempted to fly a VFR traffic pattern. While attempting to align the acft for landing he allowed the acft to stall, descend and impact the ground. The acft traveled across the arpt intersecting runways and came to rest in an upright position. The acft exceeded maximum gross weight takeoff limits on departure and forward CG limit at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35DM
- Reported as
- Smith, Ted Aerostar 601P Aerostar (601P AEROS)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P-0247
- Airframe hours
- 2,208
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1A5MM, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dsi Leasing, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 20, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- DIK · Dickinson, ND
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DIK · Dickinson, runway 32, 5,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,319 total · 116 in this make and model · 7,050 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DIK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.