# NTSB MIA79DLD37: Aerostar 601P, N90336, Vero Beach, FL, February 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1979
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0750   79/2/5    VERO BEACH,FL       AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1290
        TIME - 2216                    N90336              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.MARIJUANA RESIDUE IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90336 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach Muni

## 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 19790205005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205005739A), Feb 5, 1979: Piper PA60601, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot said he hit an unlighted truck on rwy. Found damage which looked like a wire strike. Marijuana onboard.

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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