- Date
- February 4, 1980
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8078JAerostar 601P
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800204003139A
- Case key
- 134909
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2787 80/2/4 SAN JOSE,CA AEROSTAR 601P CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1034 N8078J PX- 1 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO 26, 2400 TOTAL HOURS, 15 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DRG RADAR VECTOR TO ILS PLT RPRTD HE WOULD BE TAKING PICTURES AT A SLOW SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8078J
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Jose Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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