MIA81FLA11

NTSB accident investigation · Aerostar 601P · Gainesville, FL · December 12, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1980
Place
Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N90370Aerostar 601P
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127588

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3434  80/12/12   GAINESVILLE,FL      AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1345
        TIME - 1630                    N90370              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- BOLT,NA5464P4-43,ATTACHING STEERING ACTUATOR TO STEERING COLLAR SHEARED-UN EXTEND NOSE GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N90370
Reported as
Aerostar 601P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gainesville Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.