# NTSB FTW77DRG73: Aerostar 600, N133TS, Austin, TX, September 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1977
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2875  77/9/30    AUSTIN,TX           AEROSTAR 600        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2425
        TIME - 2230                    N133TS              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT MUELLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARSALL,TX                 AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- BOLT SHEARED CONNECTING HYD ARM TO STEERING MECH JAMMING NOSE GR IN RETRACT PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N133TS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 600
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robert Mueller

## 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 19770930030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770930030199A), Sep 30, 1977: Piper 600SMITH, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Bolt sheared connecting hyd arm to steering mech jamming nose gr in retract psn.

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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