# NTSB MIA81FLA11: Aerostar 601P, N90370, Gainesville, FL, December 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1980
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3434  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90370-2018-04-18), registration cancelled 2018-04-18, S/N 61P-0234-034, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gainesville Muni

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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