# NTSB FTW79DA019: Aerostar 601P, N90674, Eagle Pass, TX, November 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1978
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX · EAGLE PASS, TX
- Location: 28.7011° N, 100.4762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7011&lon=-100.4762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3683  78/11/30   EAGLE PASS,TX       AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2200
        TIME - 1955                    N90674              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE PASS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WACO,TX                     EAGLE PASS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- BRAKE PISTON ROD UNSCREWED FROM BRAKE PEDAL.CENTER 2500FT OF RWY HAD LIGHTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90674 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Pass Muni

## 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 19781130040749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781130040749A), Nov 30, 1978: Piper 601SMITH, Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Brake piston rod unscrewed from brake pedal. Center 2500FT of rwy lights.

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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