# NTSB MIA72FKG54: Aerostar 601, N7431S, Rome, GA, November 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1971
- Place: Rome, GA · ROME, GA
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Russell

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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