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NTSB accident investigation · Aerostar 601B · Scranton, AR · March 11, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1980
Place
Scranton, AR · SCRANTON, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N80GTAerostar 601B
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800311005069A
Case key
132286

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0126  80/3/11    SCRANTON,AR         AEROSTAR 601B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 12155
        TIME - 1610                    N80GT               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALTER LOONEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCRANTON,AR                 CLARKSVILLE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED BOTH ENG LOST PWR DRG CLIMBOUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N80GT
Reported as
Aerostar 601B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Walter Looney

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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