IAD76AI072

NTSB accident investigation · Aerostar 600 · Morganfield, KY · May 8, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 8, 1976
Place
Morganfield, KY · MORGANFIELD, KY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7549SAerostar 600
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760508020259A
Case key
153695

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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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3-1636   76/5/8    MORGANFIELD,KY      AEROSTAR 600        CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1326                    N7549S              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           53, 17000 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANFIELD,KY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARAPLEGIC RUDDER CTL DEVICE INSTALLED ON L RUDDER PEDALS.R ENG MAG SWITCH IN OFF PSN.

Aircraft

Registration
N7549S
Reported as
Aerostar 600
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.