# NTSB FTW78FRG22: Aerostar 601, N9784Q, San Antonio, TX, January 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1978
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0122  78/1/21    SAN ANTONIO,TX      AEROSTAR 601        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N9784Q              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  31, 3400 TOTAL HOURS, 6
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  SAN ANTONIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      29
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9784Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9784Q-2023-03-25), registration cancelled 2023-03-25, S/N 60-0416-143 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Antonio Inter

## 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 19780121000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121000909A), Jan 21, 1978: Piper 600SMITH, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9784Q (3)

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.

- [NTSB ERA22FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA351), Aug 2, 2022: Smith Aerostar 600 (N9784Q), South Haven Charter Township, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of power to the left engine due to contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to properly configure the airplane for flight with one engine…
- [NTSB MIA87IA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA246), Sep 16, 1987: Piper PA-60 (N9784Q), W.Palm Beach, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA86IA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86IA069), Feb 2, 1986: Piper PA-60 (N9784Q), Folkston, GA, incident, minor damage

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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