# NTSB LAX79AA075: Aerostar 601P, N6071M, Santa Ynez, CA, August 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1979
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA · SANTA YNEZ, CA
- Location: 34.6175° N, 120.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ynez, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6175&lon=-120.0964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79AA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79AA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2971  79/8/23    SANTA YNEZ,CA       AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2019
        TIME - 1700                    N6071M              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA YNEZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA BARBARA,CA            SANTA YNEZ,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6071M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6071M-2004-06-24), registration cancelled 2004-06-24, S/N 61P06847963323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Ynez

## 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 19790823036429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823036429A), Aug 23, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH, Santa Ynez, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft developed high sink rate on final. Made hard landng. Collapsed nose gear.

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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