- Date
- July 22, 1971
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7480SAerostar 601
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162077
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1364 71/7/22 FORT WORTH,TEX AEROSTAR 601 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1305 N7480S PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 35, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WORTH,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES REMARKS- ENGS MISFIRED,FOULED PLUGS.PLT FEATH R ENG,GOT BELOW VMC,LOST CTL.HYD PUMP ON R ENG.GR NOT RETRACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7480S
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Meacham
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