# NTSB LAX80FA024: Aerostar 601P, N600WW, Bishop, CA, December 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1979
- Place: Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Location: 37.3672° N, 118.3989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishop, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3672&lon=-118.3989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4020   79/12/9 NR.BISHOP,CA          AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1765
        TIME - 1330                    N600WW              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BISHOP,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N600WW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600WW-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 61P-0269-056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bishop

## 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 19791209042179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209042179A), Dec 9, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH, Bishop, CA, Destroyed. Appears airplane stalled at a low altitude. Rolled inverted and crashed nose down. No systems failures noted.

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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