- Date
- May 22, 1976
- Place
- Gila Bend, AZ · GILA BEND, AZ
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90458Aerostar 601
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760522014199A
- Case key
- 153395
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1122 76/5/22 NR.GILA BEND,AZ AEROSTAR 601 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3600 TIME - 1020 N90458 PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILA BEND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA BARBARA,CA NOGALES,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- L SELECTOR HANDLE LOOSE,ON X-FEED,UNK TO PLT,ACFT L WG HEAVY.PLT SEAT BACK FAILED DRG LDG ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90458
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gila Bend
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.