- Date
- October 22, 1970
- Place
- St. Petersbrg, FL · ST. PETERSBRG, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7429SAerostar 600
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4072 70/10/22 ST. PETERSBRG,FLA AEROSTAR 600 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1651 TIME - 1015 N7429S PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HERNDON,FLA ST. PETERSBRG,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L TIRE FAILED DRG LDG ROLL.TIRE WORN SMOOTH NO VISIBLE TREAD.4 PLIES TIRE CARCASS EXPOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7429S
- Reported as
- Aerostar 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albert Whitted