# NTSB IAD76AI072: Aerostar 600, N7549S, Morganfield, KY, May 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Morganfield, KY · MORGANFIELD, KY
- Location: 37.6889° N, 87.8814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganfield, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-87.8814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7549S-1976-08-25), registration cancelled 1976-08-25, S/N 60-0180-079 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19760508020259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508020259A), May 8, 1976: Piper 600SMITH, Morganfield, KY, Destroyed. Paraplegic rudder ctl device installed on l rudder pedals.r eng mag switch in off psn.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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