IAD77FID21

NTSB accident investigation · Aerostar 600 · South Hill, VA · June 21, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1977
Place
South Hill, VA · SOUTH HILL, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N97CCAerostar 600
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770621019519A
Case key
147093

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1761  77/6/21    SOUTH HILL,VA       AEROSTAR 600        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1445
        TIME - 1655                    N97CC               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 512 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH HILL,VA               HUNTINGTON,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N97CC
Reported as
Aerostar 600
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
South Hill

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N97CC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.