# NTSB IAD77FID21: Aerostar 600, N97CC, South Hill, VA, June 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1977
- Place: South Hill, VA · SOUTH HILL, VA
- Location: 36.7257° N, 78.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Hill, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7257&lon=-78.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FID21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID21

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CC-2000-03-31), registration cancelled 2000-03-31, S/N 600154068 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Hill

## 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 19770621019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770621019519A), Jun 21, 1977: Piper 600SMITH, South Hill, VA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N97CC (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX00LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA038), Nov 21, 1999: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N97CC), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to physical incapacitation from sudden cardiac death secondary to an acute myocardial infarction.

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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