- Date
- November 7, 1971
- Place
- Rome, GA · ROME, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7431SAerostar 601
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163477
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2035 71/11/7 ROME,GA AEROSTAR 601 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1800 TIME - 1537 N7431S PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,SC BIRMINGHAM,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUCTUATING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- WIRE BUNDLE FROM ALT OF R ENG SHORTED.ENG INSTS FLUCTUATED,PLT FEATH R ENG.GR LOWERED,NOT LOCKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7431S
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Russell