- Date
- August 7, 1977
- Place
- Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90400Aerostar 601P
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770807026169A
- Case key
- 146230
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1972 77/8/7 PLAINVIEW,TX AEROSTAR 601P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2206 TIME - 1755 N90400 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANGEL FIRE,NM PLAINVIEW,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUSELAGE & LT WING TANKS FOUND EMPTY. SUBSTANTIAL FUEL FOUND IN RT WING TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90400
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hale County
FAA reports on this event · 1
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