# NTSB FTW77FQG46: Aerostar 601P, N90400, Plainview, TX, August 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1977
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FQG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hale County

## 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 19770807026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770807026169A), Aug 7, 1977: Smith 601PSMITH, Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. Fuselage & lt wing tanks found empty. Substantial fuel found in rt wing tank.

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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