# NTSB FTW78FRD50: Aerostar 600, N7446S, Myrtle Grove, LA, August 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Myrtle Grove, LA · MYRTLE GROVE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2931  78/8/13    MYRTLE GROVE,LA     AEROSTAR 600        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 250
        TIME - 1400                    N7446S              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAUPHIN ISLAND,AL           HOUMA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL QUANTITY GAGE AND LOW LEVEL WARN REMOVED.SLOUSHING COMPOUND FOUND THROUGHOUT FUEL SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7446S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7446S-1985-12-13), registration cancelled 1985-12-13, S/N 60-0027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 600
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780813032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813032039A), Aug 13, 1978: Amtr 83601, Myrtle Grove, LA, Substantial damage. Fuel quantity gage and low level warn removed. Sloushing compound d throughout fuel system.

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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